2 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/action_cable/connection/authorization.rb b/actioncable/lib/action_cable/connection/authorization.rb
index 85df206445..989a67d6df 100644
--- a/actioncable/lib/action_cable/connection/authorization.rb
+++ b/actioncable/lib/action_cable/connection/authorization.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ module ActionCable
     module Authorization
       class UnauthorizedError < StandardError; end
 
-      private
-        def reject_unauthorized_connection
-          logger.error "An unauthorized connection attempt was rejected"
-          raise UnauthorizedError
-        end
+      # Closes the \WebSocket connection if it is open and returns a 404 "File not Found" response.
+      def reject_unauthorized_connection
+        logger.error "An unauthorized connection attempt was rejected"
+        raise UnauthorizedError
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/action_cable/gem_version.rb b/actioncable/lib/action_cable/gem_version.rb
index c09613a747..5d6f9af0bb 100644
--- a/actioncable/lib/action_cable/gem_version.rb
+++ b/actioncable/lib/action_cable/gem_version.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ module ActionCable
 
   module VERSION
     MAJOR = 5
-    MINOR = 1
+    MINOR = 2
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "beta1"
+    PRE   = "alpha"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end