diff --git a/wp-admin/credits.php b/wp-admin/credits.php
index 0f92802ad1..8c47501895 100644
--- a/wp-admin/credits.php
+++ b/wp-admin/credits.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if ( ! $credits ) {
 	printf(
 		/* translators: 1: https://wordpress.org/about/, 2: https://make.wordpress.org/ */
 		__( 'WordPress is created by a <a href="%1$s">worldwide team</a> of passionate individuals. <a href="%2$s">Get involved in WordPress</a>.' ),
-		'https://wordpress.org/about/',
+		__( 'https://wordpress.org/about/' ),
 		__( 'https://make.wordpress.org/' )
 	);
 	echo '</p>';
diff --git a/wp-admin/freedoms.php b/wp-admin/freedoms.php
index eae34a3409..142b878214 100644
--- a/wp-admin/freedoms.php
+++ b/wp-admin/freedoms.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 		<p class="about-description">
 		<?php
 			/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/about/license/ */
-			printf( __( 'WordPress is Free and open source software, built by a distributed community of mostly volunteer developers from around the world. WordPress comes with some awesome, worldview-changing rights courtesy of its <a href="%s">license</a>, the GPL.' ), 'https://wordpress.org/about/license/' );
+			printf( __( 'WordPress is Free and open source software, built by a distributed community of mostly volunteer developers from around the world. WordPress comes with some awesome, worldview-changing rights courtesy of its <a href="%s">license</a>, the GPL.' ), __( 'https://wordpress.org/about/license/' ) );
 		?>
 		</p>
 	</div>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 			$plugins_url = current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) ? admin_url( 'plugins.php' ) : __( 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/' );
 			$themes_url  = current_user_can( 'switch_themes' ) ? admin_url( 'themes.php' ) : __( 'https://wordpress.org/themes/' );
 			/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/about/license/ */
-			printf( __( 'Every plugin and theme in WordPress.org&#8217;s directory is 100%% GPL or a similarly free and compatible license, so you can feel safe finding <a href="%1$s">plugins</a> and <a href="%2$s">themes</a> there. If you get a plugin or theme from another source, make sure to <a href="%3$s">ask them if it&#8217;s GPL</a> first. If they don&#8217;t respect the WordPress license, we don&#8217;t recommend them.' ), $plugins_url, $themes_url, 'https://wordpress.org/about/license/' );
+			printf( __( 'Every plugin and theme in WordPress.org&#8217;s directory is 100%% GPL or a similarly free and compatible license, so you can feel safe finding <a href="%1$s">plugins</a> and <a href="%2$s">themes</a> there. If you get a plugin or theme from another source, make sure to <a href="%3$s">ask them if it&#8217;s GPL</a> first. If they don&#8217;t respect the WordPress license, we don&#8217;t recommend them.' ), $plugins_url, $themes_url, __( 'https://wordpress.org/about/license/' ) );
 		?>
 		</p>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/privacy.php b/wp-admin/privacy.php
index 8caeddf643..b2edbc4414 100644
--- a/wp-admin/privacy.php
+++ b/wp-admin/privacy.php
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 	<p>
 		<?php
 		/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/about/stats/ */
-		printf( __( 'This data is used to provide general enhancements to WordPress, which includes helping to protect your site by finding and automatically installing new updates. It is also used to calculate statistics, such as those shown on the <a href="%s">WordPress.org stats page</a>.' ), 'https://wordpress.org/about/stats/' );
+		printf( __( 'This data is used to provide general enhancements to WordPress, which includes helping to protect your site by finding and automatically installing new updates. It is also used to calculate statistics, such as those shown on the <a href="%s">WordPress.org stats page</a>.' ), __( 'https://wordpress.org/about/stats/' ) );
 		?>
 	</p>
 
 	<p>
 		<?php
 		/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ */
-		printf( __( 'We take privacy and transparency very seriously. To learn more about what data we collect, and how we use it, please visit <a href="%s">WordPress.org/about/privacy</a>.' ), 'https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/' );
+		printf( __( 'We take privacy and transparency very seriously. To learn more about what data we collect, and how we use it, please visit <a href="%s">WordPress.org/about/privacy</a>.' ), __( 'https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/' ) );
 		?>
 	</p>
 </div>
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index f35a0ffda6..16493dc4eb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45658';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45659';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.