diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 3faf5d46e0..9f8a971422 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -1111,8 +1111,13 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 	protected function get_column_info() {
 		// $_column_headers is already set / cached.
 		if ( isset( $this->_column_headers ) && is_array( $this->_column_headers ) ) {
-			// Back-compat for list tables that have been manually setting $_column_headers for horse reasons.
-			// In 4.3, we added a fourth argument for primary column.
+			/*
+			 * Backward compatibility for `$_column_headers` format prior to WordPress 4.3.
+			 *
+			 * In WordPress 4.3 the primary column name was added as a forth item in the
+			 * column headers property. This ensures the primary column name is included
+			 * in plugins setting the property directly in the three item format.
+			 */
 			$column_headers = array( array(), array(), array(), $this->get_primary_column_name() );
 			foreach ( $this->_column_headers as $key => $value ) {
 				$column_headers[ $key ] = $value;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 51645f2a35..c7efa8175f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-50512';
+$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-50516';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.