diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-functions.php b/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
index f2df7e327c..d17daaf397 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
@@ -434,23 +434,20 @@ function is_email_address_unsafe( $user_email ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Processes new user registrations.
+ * Sanitize and validate data required for a user sign-up.
  *
- * Checks the data provided by the user during signup. Verifies
- * the validity and uniqueness of user names and user email addresses,
- * and checks email addresses against admin-provided domain
- * whitelists and blacklists.
+ * Verifies the validity and uniqueness of user names and user email addresses,
+ * and checks email addresses against admin-provided domain whitelists and blacklists.
  *
- * The hook 'wpmu_validate_user_signup' provides an easy way
- * to modify the signup process. The value $result, which is passed
- * to the hook, contains both the user-provided info and the error
- * messages created by the function. 'wpmu_validate_user_signup' allows
- * you to process the data in any way you'd like, and unset the
- * relevant errors if necessary.
+ * The {@see 'wpmu_validate_user_signup'} hook provides an easy way to modify the sign-up
+ * process. The value $result, which is passed to the hook, contains both the user-provided
+ * info and the error messages created by the function. {@see 'wpmu_validate_user_signup'}
+ * allows you to process the data in any way you'd like, and unset the relevant errors if
+ * necessary.
  *
  * @since MU
  *
- * @param string $user_name The login name provided by the user.
+ * @param string $user_name  The login name provided by the user.
  * @param string $user_email The email provided by the user.
  * @return array Contains username, email, and error messages.
  */
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b1b3deff7c..b1834c5d5e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31295';
+$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31296';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.