diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
index 61cc64821b0d..a36ec05221da 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ public function single_row( $item ) {
 						if ( ! empty( $plugin_data['AuthorURI'] ) ) {
 							$author = '<a href="' . $plugin_data['AuthorURI'] . '">' . $plugin_data['Author'] . '</a>';
 						}
-						/* translators: %s: Plugin version number. */
+						/* translators: %s: Plugin author name. */
 						$plugin_meta[] = sprintf( __( 'By %s' ), $author );
 					}