diff --git a/wp-includes/formatting.php b/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 9159ae4c69..063e02115e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -5243,7 +5243,7 @@ function links_add_target( $content, $target = '_blank', $tags = array( 'a' ) )
 	global $_links_add_target;
 	$_links_add_target = $target;
 	$tags              = implode( '|', (array) $tags );
-	return preg_replace_callback( "!<($tags)([^>]*)>!i", '_links_add_target', $content );
+	return preg_replace_callback( "!<($tags)((\s[^>]*)?)>!i", '_links_add_target', $content );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index efdab6ce3c..ec5d7c9b1f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-48982';
+$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-48983';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.