diff --git a/wp-includes/post-template.php b/wp-includes/post-template.php
index dd9e22d920..b882c61fe9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ function the_meta() {
 			}
 
 			$values = array_map( 'trim', get_post_custom_values( $key ) );
-			$value  = implode( $values, ', ' );
+			$value  = implode( ', ', $values );
 
 			$html = sprintf(
 				"<li><span class='post-meta-key'>%s</span> %s</li>\n",
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5872b8f047..e925044113 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45490';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45491';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.