diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php
index 2073ebd4e6..7c782606d3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ class Core_Upgrader extends WP_Upgrader {
 	 *
 	 * @since 3.7.0
 	 *
-	 * @global string $wp_version
-	 * @global string $wp_local_package
+	 * @global string $wp_version       The WordPress version string.
+	 * @global string $wp_local_package Locale code of the package.
 	 *
 	 * @return bool True if the checksums match, otherwise false.
 	 */
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/translation-install.php b/wp-admin/includes/translation-install.php
index 5d15b22f66..7de027045b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/translation-install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/translation-install.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function wp_get_available_translations() {
  *
  * @since 4.0.0
  *
- * @global string $wp_local_package
+ * @global string $wp_local_package Locale code of the package.
  *
  * @param array[] $languages Array of available languages (populated via the Translation API).
  */
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php b/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
index fa5858ac41..9dbe8bead1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ function _copy_dir( $from, $to, $skip_list = array() ) {
  *
  * @since 3.3.0
  *
- * @global string $wp_version
+ * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
  * @global string $pagenow
  * @global string $action
  *
diff --git a/wp-admin/install.php b/wp-admin/install.php
index 5380f8b74d..2168c03e18 100644
--- a/wp-admin/install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/install.php
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ if ( is_blog_installed() ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @global string $wp_version
- * @global string $required_php_version
- * @global string $required_mysql_version
+ * @global string $wp_version             The WordPress version string.
+ * @global string $required_php_version   The required PHP version string.
+ * @global string $required_mysql_version The required MySQL version string.
  */
 global $wp_version, $required_php_version, $required_mysql_version;
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ if ( defined( 'DO_NOT_UPGRADE_GLOBAL_TABLES' ) ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @global string    $wp_local_package
+ * @global string    $wp_local_package Locale code of the package.
  * @global WP_Locale $wp_locale        WordPress date and time locale object.
  */
 $language = '';
diff --git a/wp-admin/setup-config.php b/wp-admin/setup-config.php
index f180ebb88b..7b38b9f412 100644
--- a/wp-admin/setup-config.php
+++ b/wp-admin/setup-config.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $step = isset( $_GET['step'] ) ? (int) $_GET['step'] : -1;
  * @ignore
  * @since 2.3.0
  *
- * @global string    $wp_local_package
+ * @global string    $wp_local_package Locale code of the package.
  * @global WP_Locale $wp_locale        WordPress date and time locale object.
  *
  * @param string|array $body_classes
diff --git a/wp-admin/update-core.php b/wp-admin/update-core.php
index e3734bd90c..9d21ac8c2c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/update-core.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if ( ! current_user_can( 'update_core' ) && ! current_user_can( 'update_themes'
  *
  * @since 2.7.0
  *
- * @global string $wp_local_package
+ * @global string $wp_local_package Locale code of the package.
  * @global wpdb   $wpdb             WordPress database abstraction object.
  *
  * @staticvar bool $first_pass
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ function dismissed_updates() {
  *
  * @since 2.7.0
  *
- * @global string $required_php_version
- * @global string $required_mysql_version
+ * @global string $required_php_version   The required PHP version string.
+ * @global string $required_mysql_version The required MySQL version string.
  */
 function core_upgrade_preamble() {
 	global $required_php_version, $required_mysql_version;
diff --git a/wp-admin/upgrade.php b/wp-admin/upgrade.php
index 88388ea60d..2d27f50c21 100644
--- a/wp-admin/upgrade.php
+++ b/wp-admin/upgrade.php
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ if ( 'upgrade_db' === $step ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @global string $wp_version
- * @global string $required_php_version
- * @global string $required_mysql_version
+ * @global string $wp_version             The WordPress version string.
+ * @global string $required_php_version   The required PHP version string.
+ * @global string $required_mysql_version The required MySQL version string.
  */
 global $wp_version, $required_php_version, $required_mysql_version;
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
index 578a87ad7d..de3745702d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class WP_Locale {
 	 * @since 2.1.0
 	 *
 	 * @global string $text_direction
-	 * @global string $wp_version
+	 * @global string $wp_version     The WordPress version string.
 	 */
 	public function init() {
 		// The weekdays.
diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index 53fe900cd5..a2aa63b017 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ function bloginfo( $show = '' ) {
  *
  * @since 0.71
  *
- * @global string $wp_version
+ * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
  *
  * @param string $show   Optional. Site info to retrieve. Default empty (site name).
  * @param string $filter Optional. How to filter what is retrieved. Default 'raw'.
diff --git a/wp-includes/l10n.php b/wp-includes/l10n.php
index 922eb027c8..4559263edb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/l10n.php
+++ b/wp-includes/l10n.php
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
  *
  * @since 1.5.0
  *
- * @global string $locale
- * @global string $wp_local_package
+ * @global string $locale           The current locale.
+ * @global string $wp_local_package Locale code of the package.
  *
  * @return string The locale of the blog or from the {@see 'locale'} hook.
  */
diff --git a/wp-includes/update.php b/wp-includes/update.php
index 09000c794c..520f7943a0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/update.php
+++ b/wp-includes/update.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * @since 2.3.0
  * @global string $wp_version       Used to check against the newest WordPress version.
  * @global wpdb   $wpdb             WordPress database abstraction object.
- * @global string $wp_local_package
+ * @global string $wp_local_package Locale code of the package.
  *
  * @param array $extra_stats Extra statistics to report to the WordPress.org API.
  * @param bool  $force_check Whether to bypass the transient cache and force a fresh update check. Defaults to false, true if $extra_stats is set.
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ function wp_version_check( $extra_stats = array(), $force_check = false ) {
  * api.wordpress.org. Will only check if WordPress isn't installing.
  *
  * @since 2.3.0
- * @global string $wp_version Used to notify the WordPress version.
+ * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
  *
  * @param array $extra_stats Extra statistics to report to the WordPress.org API.
  */
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ function wp_update_plugins( $extra_stats = array() ) {
  * installing.
  *
  * @since 2.7.0
+ * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
  *
  * @param array $extra_stats Extra statistics to report to the WordPress.org API.
  */
@@ -725,7 +726,7 @@ function wp_get_update_data() {
  *
  * @since 2.8.0
  *
- * @global string $wp_version
+ * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
  */
 function _maybe_update_core() {
 	// Include an unmodified $wp_version.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 10a9e9377e..e96e7c6317 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * The WordPress version string
+ * The WordPress version string.
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.4-alpha-47229';
+$wp_version = '5.4-alpha-47230';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
@@ -23,21 +23,21 @@ $wp_version = '5.4-alpha-47229';
 $wp_db_version = 47018;
 
 /**
- * Holds the TinyMCE version
+ * Holds the TinyMCE version.
  *
  * @global string $tinymce_version
  */
 $tinymce_version = '4960-20190918';
 
 /**
- * Holds the required PHP version
+ * Holds the required PHP version.
  *
  * @global string $required_php_version
  */
 $required_php_version = '5.6.20';
 
 /**
- * Holds the required MySQL version
+ * Holds the required MySQL version.
  *
  * @global string $required_mysql_version
  */
diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index 797403c34e..7239324547 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ class wpdb {
 	 * @link https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3354
 	 * @since 2.0.8
 	 *
-	 * @global string $wp_version
+	 * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
 	 *
 	 * @param string $dbuser     MySQL database user
 	 * @param string $dbpassword MySQL database password
@@ -3489,8 +3489,8 @@ class wpdb {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.0
 	 *
-	 * @global string $wp_version
-	 * @global string $required_mysql_version
+	 * @global string $wp_version             The WordPress version string.
+	 * @global string $required_mysql_version The required MySQL version string.
 	 *
 	 * @return void|WP_Error
 	 */