diff --git a/src/wp-admin/about.php b/src/wp-admin/about.php
index a694fe54e7..f8a40a562a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 
 <h1><?php printf( __( 'Welcome to WordPress %s' ), $display_version ); ?></h1>
 
-<div class="about-text"><?php printf( __( 'Thank you for updating to WordPress 3.7! You might not notice a thing, and we&#8217;re okay with that.' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
+<div class="about-text"><?php echo str_replace( '3.7', $display_version, __( 'Thank you for updating to WordPress 3.7! You might not notice a thing, and we&#8217;re okay with that.' ) ); ?></div>
 
 <div class="wp-badge"><?php printf( __( 'Version %s' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/credits.php b/src/wp-admin/credits.php
index 059adc7c4f..06fe44b716 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/credits.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/credits.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 
 <h1><?php printf( __( 'Welcome to WordPress %s' ), $display_version ); ?></h1>
 
-<div class="about-text"><?php printf( __( 'Thank you for updating to WordPress 3.7! You might not notice a thing, and we&#8217;re okay with that.' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
+<div class="about-text"><?php echo str_replace( '3.7', $display_version, __( 'Thank you for updating to WordPress 3.7! You might not notice a thing, and we&#8217;re okay with that.' ) ); ?></div>
 
 <div class="wp-badge"><?php printf( __( 'Version %s' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/freedoms.php b/src/wp-admin/freedoms.php
index 2f8fce4f5b..672323cc94 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/freedoms.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/freedoms.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 
 <h1><?php printf( __( 'Welcome to WordPress %s' ), $display_version ); ?></h1>
 
-<div class="about-text"><?php printf( __( 'Thank you for updating to WordPress 3.7! You might not notice a thing, and we&#8217;re okay with that.' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
+<div class="about-text"><?php echo str_replace( '3.7', $display_version, __( 'Thank you for updating to WordPress 3.7! You might not notice a thing, and we&#8217;re okay with that.' ) ); ?></div>
 
 <div class="wp-badge"><?php printf( __( 'Version %s' ), $display_version ); ?></div>