diff --git a/wp-includes/blocks/comments-title.php b/wp-includes/blocks/comments-title.php
index 300f079e2d..95ce36b6d8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/blocks/comments-title.php
+++ b/wp-includes/blocks/comments-title.php
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ function render_block_core_comments_title( $attributes ) {
 	$show_comments_count = ! empty( $attributes['showCommentsCount'] ) && $attributes['showCommentsCount'];
 	$wrapper_attributes  = get_block_wrapper_attributes( array( 'class' => $align_class_name ) );
 	$comments_count      = get_comments_number();
-	$post_title          = '“' . get_the_title() . '”';
-	$tag_name            = 'h2';
+	/* translators: %s: Post title. */
+	$post_title = sprintf( __( '“%s”' ), get_the_title() );
+	$tag_name   = 'h2';
 	if ( isset( $attributes['level'] ) ) {
 		$tag_name = 'h' . $attributes['level'];
 	}
diff --git a/wp-includes/blocks/cover.php b/wp-includes/blocks/cover.php
index 82ff93e6c0..fc1aed7b96 100644
--- a/wp-includes/blocks/cover.php
+++ b/wp-includes/blocks/cover.php
@@ -14,51 +14,23 @@
  * @return string Returns the cover block markup, if useFeaturedImage is true.
  */
 function render_block_core_cover( $attributes, $content ) {
-	if ( false === $attributes['useFeaturedImage'] ) {
+	if ( 'image' !== $attributes['backgroundType'] || false === $attributes['useFeaturedImage'] ) {
 		return $content;
 	}
 
-	$current_featured_image = get_the_post_thumbnail_url();
-
-	if ( false === $current_featured_image ) {
-		return $content;
-	}
-
-	$is_img_element      = ! ( $attributes['hasParallax'] || $attributes['isRepeated'] );
-	$is_image_background = 'image' === $attributes['backgroundType'];
-
-	if ( $is_image_background && ! $is_img_element ) {
-		$content = preg_replace(
-			'/class=\".*?\"/',
-			'${0} style="background-image:url(' . esc_url( $current_featured_image ) . ')"',
-			$content,
-			1
+	if ( ! ( $attributes['hasParallax'] || $attributes['isRepeated'] ) ) {
+		$attr = array(
+			'class'           => 'wp-block-cover__image-background',
+			'data-object-fit' => 'cover',
 		);
-	}
 
-	if ( $is_image_background && $is_img_element ) {
-		$object_position = '';
 		if ( isset( $attributes['focalPoint'] ) ) {
-			$object_position = round( $attributes['focalPoint']['x'] * 100 ) . '%' . ' ' .
-			round( $attributes['focalPoint']['y'] * 100 ) . '%';
+			$object_position              = round( $attributes['focalPoint']['x'] * 100 ) . '%' . ' ' . round( $attributes['focalPoint']['y'] * 100 ) . '%';
+			$attr['data-object-position'] = $object_position;
+			$attr['style']                = 'object-position: ' . $object_position;
 		}
 
-		$image_template = '<img
-			class="wp-block-cover__image-background"
-			alt="%s"
-			src="%s"
-			style="object-position: %s"
-			data-object-fit="cover"
-			data-object-position="%s"
-		/>';
-
-		$image = sprintf(
-			$image_template,
-			esc_attr( get_the_post_thumbnail_caption() ),
-			esc_url( $current_featured_image ),
-			esc_attr( $object_position ),
-			esc_attr( $object_position )
-		);
+		$image = get_the_post_thumbnail( null, 'post-thumbnail', $attr );
 
 		$content = str_replace(
 			'</span><div',
@@ -66,6 +38,17 @@ function render_block_core_cover( $attributes, $content ) {
 			$content
 		);
 
+	} else {
+		if ( in_the_loop() ) {
+			update_post_thumbnail_cache();
+		}
+		$current_featured_image = get_the_post_thumbnail_url();
+		$content                = preg_replace(
+			'/class=\".*?\"/',
+			'${0} style="background-image:url(' . esc_url( $current_featured_image ) . ')"',
+			$content,
+			1
+		);
 	}
 
 	return $content;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 3d009a06ca..c0f218c608 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53377';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53378';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.