diff --git a/wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-client.php b/wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-client.php
index f66bcb30d6..480822316b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-client.php
+++ b/wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-client.php
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ class IXR_Client
 		self::__construct( $server, $path, $port, $timeout );
 	}
 
-    function query()
+	/**
+	 * @since 1.5.0
+	 * @since 5.5.0 Formalized the existing `...$args` parameter by adding it
+	 *              to the function signature.
+	 */
+    function query( ...$args )
     {
-        $args = func_get_args();
         $method = array_shift($args);
         $request = new IXR_Request($method, $args);
         $length = $request->getLength();
diff --git a/wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-clientmulticall.php b/wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-clientmulticall.php
index bc40efd771..5a10246dbd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-clientmulticall.php
+++ b/wp-includes/IXR/class-IXR-clientmulticall.php
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ class IXR_ClientMulticall extends IXR_Client
 		self::__construct( $server, $path, $port );
 	}
 
-    function addCall()
+	/**
+	 * @since 1.5.0
+	 * @since 5.5.0 Formalized the existing `...$args` parameter by adding it
+	 *              to the function signature.
+	 */
+    function addCall( ...$args )
     {
-        $args = func_get_args();
         $methodName = array_shift($args);
         $struct = array(
             'methodName' => $methodName,
@@ -36,7 +40,12 @@ class IXR_ClientMulticall extends IXR_Client
         $this->calls[] = $struct;
     }
 
-    function query()
+	/**
+	 * @since 1.5.0
+	 * @since 5.5.0 Formalized the existing `...$args` parameter by adding it
+	 *              to the function signature.
+	 */
+    function query( ...$args )
     {
         // Prepare multicall, then call the parent::query() method
         return parent::query('system.multicall', $this->calls);
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 681940b37d..0c57ac8c58 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-48203';
+$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-48204';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.