diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index 4cdf9f41f8..ada22b2226 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -2365,7 +2365,8 @@ All at ###SITENAME###
  * @param string $username The user's username.
  * @param string $password The user's password.
  * @param string $email    Optional. The user's email. Default empty.
- * @return int|WP_Error The new user's ID.
+ * @return int|WP_Error The newly created user's ID or a WP_Error object if the user could not
+ *                      be created.
  */
 function wp_create_user($username, $password, $email = '') {
 	$user_login = wp_slash( $username );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index d3e901f8b1..0f2782ba17 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33724';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33725';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.