diff --git a/wp-includes/l10n.php b/wp-includes/l10n.php
index f7aa3471f0..51f701f01e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/l10n.php
+++ b/wp-includes/l10n.php
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function esc_attr__( $text, $domain = 'default' ) {
  * Retrieve the translation of $text and escapes it for safe use in HTML output.
  *
  * If there is no translation, or the text domain isn't loaded, the original text
- * is escaped and returned..
+ * is escaped and returned.
  *
  * @since 2.8.0
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 3b30b5ab87..46dd9be112 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-42752';
+$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-42753';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.