diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
index 12ca7f7a9adb8..844f9f8ad955d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ public function get_test_php_version() {
 		$result = array(
 			'label'       => sprintf(
 				/* translators: %s: The current PHP version. */
-				__( 'Your site is running the current version of PHP (%s)' ),
+				__( 'Your site is running a recommended version of PHP (%s)' ),
 				PHP_VERSION
 			),
 			'status'      => 'good',