diff --git a/wp-includes/blocks.php b/wp-includes/blocks.php
index 0346659ad6..acd65b6533 100644
--- a/wp-includes/blocks.php
+++ b/wp-includes/blocks.php
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ function register_block_type_from_metadata( $file_or_folder, $args = array() ) {
  * the metadata stored in the `block.json` file.
  *
  * @since 5.0.0
+ * @since 5.8.0 First param accepts a path to the `block.json` file.
  *
  * @param string|WP_Block_Type $block_type Block type name including namespace, or alternatively
  *                                         a path to the JSON file with metadata definition for the block,
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 22e85773c6..24a4874fe7 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-50927';
+$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-50928';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.