diff --git a/license.txt b/license.txt
index 5a605dac3b..c2df00a661 100644
--- a/license.txt
+++ b/license.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 WordPress - Web publishing software
 
-Copyright 2011-2017 by the contributors
+Copyright 2011-2018 by the contributors
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index c5ec4864a8..998ebe971e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-42423';
+$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-42424';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.