diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index b6f9d39bc7..035b70af5c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -4547,7 +4547,7 @@ function absint( $maybeint ) {
  * This function is to be used in every function that is deprecated.
  *
  * @since 2.5.0
- * @access private
+ * @since 5.4.0 This function is no longer marked as "private".
  *
  * @param string $function    The function that was called.
  * @param string $version     The version of WordPress that deprecated the function.
@@ -4604,8 +4604,7 @@ function _deprecated_function( $function, $version, $replacement = null ) {
  *
  * @since 4.3.0
  * @since 4.5.0 Added the `$parent_class` parameter.
- *
- * @access private
+ * @since 5.4.0 This function is no longer marked as "private".
  *
  * @param string $class        The class containing the deprecated constructor.
  * @param string $version      The version of WordPress that deprecated the function.
@@ -4697,7 +4696,7 @@ function _deprecated_constructor( $class, $version, $parent_class = '' ) {
  * This function is to be used in every file that is deprecated.
  *
  * @since 2.5.0
- * @access private
+ * @since 5.4.0 This function is no longer marked as "private".
  *
  * @param string $file        The file that was included.
  * @param string $version     The version of WordPress that deprecated the file.
@@ -4764,7 +4763,7 @@ function _deprecated_file( $file, $version, $replacement = null, $message = '' )
  * The current behavior is to trigger a user error if WP_DEBUG is true.
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
- * @access private
+ * @since 5.4.0 This function is no longer marked as "private".
  *
  * @param string $function The function that was called.
  * @param string $version  The version of WordPress that deprecated the argument used.
@@ -4871,7 +4870,7 @@ function _deprecated_hook( $hook, $version, $replacement = null, $message = null
  * The current behavior is to trigger a user error if `WP_DEBUG` is true.
  *
  * @since 3.1.0
- * @access private
+ * @since 5.4.0 This function is no longer marked as "private".
  *
  * @param string $function The function that was called.
  * @param string $message  A message explaining what has been done incorrectly.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 4534822993..70af75959d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.4-alpha-46601';
+$wp_version = '5.4-alpha-46602';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.