diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fc384caa4a..1ab50c7707 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14165,9 +14165,9 @@
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     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "5.5.0-beta",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.5.0-beta.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FRg3e/aQg3olEG3ff8YjHOERsO4IM0m4qGrsE4UMvILaq4TdDZ6gQX4+2Rq9SjTpfSe/ebwiHcsjm/7FfWWQ6Q==",
+      "version": "5.5.1-rc",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.5.1-rc.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7cbqBhh2QH0RaI7AD0ElJ2Ww/iRdW1w2wH/S2dv6EbdNQQlv39fx+V5VOepxLgfUvRkU5D5pxzgPuvHSAQOdpQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "ua-parser-js": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 568dfcd4f0..cfa7f58df1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     "shelljs": "^0.8.5",
     "shx": "^0.3.2",
     "sinon": "^11.1.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.5.0-beta",
+    "typescript": "^5.5.1-rc",
     "uglify-js": "^3.6.0",
     "unified": "^7.0.2",
     "videojs-generate-karma-config": "^8.1.0",
diff --git a/src/js/utils/create-logger.js b/src/js/utils/create-logger.js
index 68e5970742..08a8c74138 100644
--- a/src/js/utils/create-logger.js
+++ b/src/js/utils/create-logger.js
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ export default function createLogger(name, delimiter = ':', styles = '') {
    * @param    {...*} args
    *           One or more messages or objects that should be logged.
    */
-  const log = function(...args) {
+  function log(...args) {
     logByType('log', level, args);
-  };
+  }
 
   // This is the logByType helper that the logging methods below use
   logByType = LogByTypeFactory(name, log, styles);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default function createLogger(name, delimiter = ':', styles = '') {
   /**
    * Create a new subLogger which chains the old name to the new name.
    *
-   * For example, doing `videojs.log.createLogger('player')` and then using that logger will log the following:
+   * For example, doing `mylogger = videojs.log.createLogger('player')` and then using that logger will log the following:
    * ```js
    *  mylogger('foo');
    *  // > VIDEOJS: player: foo