The next update is near and yesterday a new Release Candidate was available. If everything goes smoothly you should be able to expect the official update soon.
Fixed bugs in 1.21.5 Release Candidate 1
- MC-295383 - "Received missed or reordered chat message from server" string doesn't make logical sense
- MC-295412 - The lighting of the magma block is incorrect
- MC-295416 - Beacon receives wrong shading from nearby blocks
Get the Release Candidate
Release Candidates are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Release Candidate, open the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.
Testing versions can corrupt your world, so please back up and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.