diff --git a/wp-includes/class-http.php b/wp-includes/class-http.php
index 9d5fca0eab..2fd4c54ea6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-http.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-http.php
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ class WP_Http {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Work around a bug in Requests when the path starts with // See https://github.com/rmccue/Requests/issues/231
+		$url = preg_replace( '!^(\w+://[^/]+)//(.*)$!i', '$1/$2', $url );
+
 		try {
 			$requests_response = Requests::request( $url, $headers, $data, $type, $options );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8e5c8b6676..f13c61365f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38428';
+$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38429';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.