diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index 566bbeedbf..684659d57e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -1531,8 +1531,7 @@ function wp_is_jsonp_request() {
 }
 
 /**
- *
- * Checks whether current request is a XML request, or is expecting a XML response.
+ * Checks whether current request is an XML request, or is expecting an XML response.
  *
  * @since 5.2.0
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 1e51681ed6..1533678452 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.2-alpha-45017';
+$wp_version = '5.2-alpha-45018';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.