diff --git a/wp-includes/option.php b/wp-includes/option.php
index 7dac56a6ec..5454e7becb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/option.php
+++ b/wp-includes/option.php
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
  *
  * @param string $option  Name of the option to retrieve. Expected to not be SQL-escaped.
  * @param mixed  $default Optional. Default value to return if the option does not exist.
- * @return mixed Value set for the option.
+ * @return mixed Value set for the option. A value of any type may be returned, including
+ *               array, boolean, float, integer, null, object, and string.
  */
 function get_option( $option, $default = false ) {
 	global $wpdb;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 0bdbc7c1b6..1d75f3b425 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.6-beta4-49599';
+$wp_version = '5.6-beta4-49600';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.