diff --git a/wp-includes/class.wp-dependencies.php b/wp-includes/class.wp-dependencies.php
index 2157871ea5..c527715a63 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class.wp-dependencies.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class.wp-dependencies.php
@@ -431,17 +431,17 @@ class WP_Dependencies {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Query list for an item.
+	 * Query the list for an item.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.1.0
 	 * @since 2.6.0 Moved from `WP_Scripts`.
 	 *
 	 * @param string $handle Name of the item. Should be unique.
-	 * @param string $list   Optional. Property name of list array. Default 'registered'.
+	 * @param string $status Optional. Status of the item to query. Default 'registered'.
 	 * @return bool|_WP_Dependency Found, or object Item data.
 	 */
-	public function query( $handle, $list = 'registered' ) {
-		switch ( $list ) {
+	public function query( $handle, $status = 'registered' ) {
+		switch ( $status ) {
 			case 'registered':
 			case 'scripts': // Back compat.
 				if ( isset( $this->registered[ $handle ] ) ) {
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class WP_Dependencies {
 				return false;
 
 			case 'enqueued':
-			case 'queue':
+			case 'queue': // Back compat.
 				if ( in_array( $handle, $this->queue, true ) ) {
 					return true;
 				}
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ class WP_Dependencies {
 			case 'printed': // Back compat.
 				return in_array( $handle, $this->done, true );
 		}
+
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index cbdf409491..c37323bc8c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.0-beta2-53280';
+$wp_version = '6.0-beta2-53281';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.