diff --git a/wp-admin/credits.php b/wp-admin/credits.php
index 400dcac740..1fc88adb91 100644
--- a/wp-admin/credits.php
+++ b/wp-admin/credits.php
@@ -8,70 +8,10 @@
 
 /** WordPress Administration Bootstrap */
 require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/admin.php' );
+require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/credits.php' );
 
 $title = __( 'Credits' );
 
-/**
- * Retrieve the contributor credits.
- *
- * @global string $wp_version The current WordPress version.
- *
- * @since 3.2.0
- *
- * @return array|false A list of all of the contributors, or false on error.
-*/
-function wp_credits() {
-	global $wp_version;
-	$locale = get_locale();
-
-	$results = get_site_transient( 'wordpress_credits_' . $locale );
-
-	if ( ! is_array( $results )
-		|| false !== strpos( $wp_version, '-' )
-		|| ( isset( $results['data']['version'] ) && strpos( $wp_version, $results['data']['version'] ) !== 0 )
-	) {
-		$response = wp_remote_get( "http://api.wordpress.org/core/credits/1.1/?version=$wp_version&locale=$locale" );
-
-		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) || 200 != wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) )
-			return false;
-
-		$results = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ), true );
-
-		if ( ! is_array( $results ) )
-			return false;
-
-		set_site_transient( 'wordpress_credits_' . $locale, $results, DAY_IN_SECONDS );
-	}
-
-	return $results;
-}
-
-/**
- * Retrieve the link to a contributor's WordPress.org profile page.
- *
- * @access private
- * @since 3.2.0
- *
- * @param string &$display_name The contributor's display name, passed by reference.
- * @param string $username      The contributor's username.
- * @param string $profiles      URL to the contributor's WordPress.org profile page.
- */
-function _wp_credits_add_profile_link( &$display_name, $username, $profiles ) {
-	$display_name = '<a href="' . esc_url( sprintf( $profiles, $username ) ) . '">' . esc_html( $display_name ) . '</a>';
-}
-
-/**
- * Retrieve the link to an external library used in WordPress.
- *
- * @access private
- * @since 3.2.0
- *
- * @param string &$data External library data, passed by reference.
- */
-function _wp_credits_build_object_link( &$data ) {
-	$data = '<a href="' . esc_url( $data[1] ) . '">' . esc_html( $data[0] ) . '</a>';
-}
-
 list( $display_version ) = explode( '-', $wp_version );
 
 include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/credits.php b/wp-admin/includes/credits.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4fb2769bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/credits.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * WordPress Credits Administration API.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage Administration
+ * @since 4.4.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the contributor credits.
+ *
+ * @global string $wp_version The current WordPress version.
+ *
+ * @since 3.2.0
+ *
+ * @return array|false A list of all of the contributors, or false on error.
+*/
+function wp_credits() {
+	global $wp_version;
+	$locale = get_locale();
+
+	$results = get_site_transient( 'wordpress_credits_' . $locale );
+
+	if ( ! is_array( $results )
+		|| false !== strpos( $wp_version, '-' )
+		|| ( isset( $results['data']['version'] ) && strpos( $wp_version, $results['data']['version'] ) !== 0 )
+	) {
+		$response = wp_remote_get( "http://api.wordpress.org/core/credits/1.1/?version=$wp_version&locale=$locale" );
+
+		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) || 200 != wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) )
+			return false;
+
+		$results = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ), true );
+
+		if ( ! is_array( $results ) )
+			return false;
+
+		set_site_transient( 'wordpress_credits_' . $locale, $results, DAY_IN_SECONDS );
+	}
+
+	return $results;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the link to a contributor's WordPress.org profile page.
+ *
+ * @access private
+ * @since 3.2.0
+ *
+ * @param string &$display_name The contributor's display name, passed by reference.
+ * @param string $username      The contributor's username.
+ * @param string $profiles      URL to the contributor's WordPress.org profile page.
+ */
+function _wp_credits_add_profile_link( &$display_name, $username, $profiles ) {
+	$display_name = '<a href="' . esc_url( sprintf( $profiles, $username ) ) . '">' . esc_html( $display_name ) . '</a>';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the link to an external library used in WordPress.
+ *
+ * @access private
+ * @since 3.2.0
+ *
+ * @param string &$data External library data, passed by reference.
+ */
+function _wp_credits_build_object_link( &$data ) {
+	$data = '<a href="' . esc_url( $data[1] ) . '">' . esc_html( $data[0] ) . '</a>';
+}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5339641eed..18df25d844 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34035';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34036';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.