diff --git a/complex.c b/complex.c
index a3dda4d0e1..148c9638a8 100644
--- a/complex.c
+++ b/complex.c
@@ -694,14 +694,13 @@ nucomp_s_polar(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
 {
     VALUE abs, arg;
 
-    switch (rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "11", &abs, &arg)) {
-      case 1:
-	nucomp_real_check(abs);
-	return nucomp_s_new_internal(klass, abs, ZERO);
-      default:
-	nucomp_real_check(abs);
-	nucomp_real_check(arg);
-	break;
+    argc = rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "11", &abs, &arg);
+    nucomp_real_check(abs);
+    if (argc == 2) {
+        nucomp_real_check(arg);
+    }
+    else {
+        arg = ZERO;
     }
     if (RB_TYPE_P(abs, T_COMPLEX)) {
         get_dat1(abs);
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/polar_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/polar_spec.rb
index 2a5d8ebd69..3bb3751bc6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/polar_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/polar_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ describe "Complex.polar" do
     ->{ Complex.polar(nil)      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
     ->{ Complex.polar(nil, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
   end
+
+  ruby_bug "#19004", ""..."3.2" do
+    it "computes the real values of the real & imaginary parts from the polar form" do
+      a = Complex.polar(1.0+0.0i, Math::PI/2+0.0i)
+      a.real.should be_close(0.0, TOLERANCE)
+      a.imag.should be_close(1.0, TOLERANCE)
+      a.real.real?.should be_true
+      a.imag.real?.should be_true
+
+      b = Complex.polar(1+0.0i)
+      b.real.should be_close(1.0, TOLERANCE)
+      b.imag.should be_close(0.0, TOLERANCE)
+      b.real.real?.should be_true
+      b.imag.real?.should be_true
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Complex#polar" do
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 9488fc341c..900bb82ca7 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 3
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 172
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 173
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2022
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 10
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 24
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 11
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 5
 
 #include "ruby/version.h"