diff --git a/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index d099383b60..1356a76163 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -3208,7 +3208,7 @@ class wpdb {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * The database version number.
+	 * Retrieves the MySQL server version.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.7.0
 	 *