Index: wp-admin/includes/update.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/update.php	(revision 11148)
+++ wp-admin/includes/update.php	(working copy)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 function core_update_footer( $msg = '' ) {
 	if ( !current_user_can('manage_options') )
-		return sprintf( '| '.__( 'Version %s' ), $GLOBALS['wp_version'] );
+		return sprintf( __( 'Version %s' ), $GLOBALS['wp_version'] );
 
 	$cur = get_preferred_from_update_core();
 	if ( ! isset( $cur->current ) )
