diff --git a/wp-includes/class-http.php b/wp-includes/class-http.php
index 320b4fcf1c..861d1d0e4b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-http.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-http.php
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ class WP_Http {
 
 		// WP allows passing in headers as a string, weirdly.
 		if ( ! is_array( $parsed_args['headers'] ) ) {
-			$processedHeaders       = WP_Http::processHeaders( $parsed_args['headers'] );
-			$parsed_args['headers'] = $processedHeaders['headers'];
+			$processed_headers      = WP_Http::processHeaders( $parsed_args['headers'] );
+			$parsed_args['headers'] = $processed_headers['headers'];
 		}
 
 		// Setup arguments.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5ab8e92205..48ca4219a4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.9-alpha-51825';
+$wp_version = '5.9-alpha-51826';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.