diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index d6ab4db603..48906cd89b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -3034,7 +3034,8 @@ function _count_posts_cache_key( $type = 'post', $perm = '' ) {
  *
  * @param string $type Optional. Post type to retrieve count. Default 'post'.
  * @param string $perm Optional. 'readable' or empty. Default empty.
- * @return stdClass Number of posts for each status.
+ * @return stdClass An object containing the number of posts for each status,
+ *                  or an empty object if the post type does not exist.
  */
 function wp_count_posts( $type = 'post', $perm = '' ) {
 	global $wpdb;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index d17928ec58..29496fb018 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.3-beta2-56119';
+$wp_version = '6.3-beta2-56120';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.