Docs: Clarify the usage of `null` for `auto_update_{$type}` filter.

The value is internally used to detect whether nothing has hooked into this filter.

Props audrasjb, pbiron, johnbillion, SergeyBiryukov.
Merges [48909] to the 5.5 branch.
Fixes #50848.
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wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php

@@ -195,9 +195,11 @@ class WP_Automatic_Updater {
 		 * adjust core updates.
 		 *
 		 * @since 3.7.0
+		 * @since 5.5.0 The `$update` parameter accepts the value of null.
 		 *
-		 * @param bool   $update Whether to update.
-		 * @param object $item   The update offer.
+		 * @param bool|null $update Whether to update. The value of null is internally used
+		 *                          to detect whether nothing has hooked into this filter.
+		 * @param object    $item   The update offer.
 		 */
 		$update = apply_filters( "auto_update_{$type}", $update, $item );
 

wp-includes/version.php

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.5.1-RC1-48915';
+$wp_version = '5.5.1-RC1-48916';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.