diff --git a/src/wp-admin/update-core.php b/src/wp-admin/update-core.php
index 61527bfc82..812d74eafe 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/update-core.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/update-core.php
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ function list_core_update( $update ) {
 			} elseif ( ! $mysql_compat ) {
 				/* translators: 1: WordPress version number, 2: Minimum required MySQL version number, 3: Current MySQL version number */
 				$message = sprintf( __( 'You cannot update because <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_%1$s">WordPress %1$s</a> requires MySQL version %2$s or higher. You are running version %3$s.' ), $update->current, $update->mysql_version, $mysql_version );
-			} else {              /* translators: 1: WordPress version number, 2: WordPress version number including locale if necessary */
-				$message = sprintf( __( 'You can update to <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_%1$s">WordPress %2$s</a> automatically:' ), $update->current, $version_string );
+			} else {              /* translators: 1: Installed WordPress version number, 2: New WordPress version number, 3: New WordPress version number including locale if necessary */
+				$message = sprintf( __( 'You can update from WordPress %1$s to <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_%2$s">WordPress %3$s</a> automatically:' ), $wp_version, $update->current, $version_string );
 			}
 			if ( ! $mysql_compat || ! $php_compat ) {
 				$show_buttons = false;