Make disconnect params optional in types

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -523,4 +523,7 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [1.8.0]
+## [1.7.2]
+
+### Fixed
+Allowed more flexibility in typing the overly constrained `provider.disconnect` function (#4833)

CONTRIBUTIONS.md

@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ Emergency releases are allowed to shorten waiting periods depending on the sever
 
 There is precedent set for this in the 1.2.6 release (see [#3351](https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/pull/3351)), where the consensus view was to make the smallest change necessary to address the emergency while waiving the `rc` process (meaning many existing additions to master were excluded).
 
-This topic is under further org-wide discussion at [ethereum/js-organization#6](https://github.com/ethereum/js-organization/issues/6).
+This topic was under further org-wide discussion [here](https://github.com/ethereum/js-organization/issues/6)
+and [here](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/issues/3358).

packages/web3-core-helpers/types/index.d.ts

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export class WebsocketProviderBase {
 
     reset(): void;
 
-    disconnect(code: number, reason: string): void;
+    disconnect(code?: number, reason?: string): void;
 
     connect(): void;