diff --git a/wp-includes/collaboration/class-wp-http-polling-sync-server.php b/wp-includes/collaboration/class-wp-http-polling-sync-server.php
index 7f60a3075a..533b23fdb4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/collaboration/class-wp-http-polling-sync-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/collaboration/class-wp-http-polling-sync-server.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server {
 			),
 			'awareness' => array(
 				'required' => true,
-				'type'     => 'object',
+				'type'     => array( 'object', 'null' ),
 			),
 			'client_id' => array(
 				'minimum'  => 1,
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 71ded6655a..25dfea484c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '7.0-beta1-61745';
+$wp_version = '7.0-beta1-61746';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.