MacOS 11.5

macOS 11.5 is an update to macOS 11 (Big Sur) that was released on July 21, 2021 by Apple Inc.

Summary
macOS 11.5 included the following improvements:
 * Podcasts Library tab allows the user to choose to see all shows or only followed shows.

This release also fixed the following issues:
 * Music may not update play count and last played date in the user's library.
 * Smart cards may not work when logging into Mac computers with the M1 chip.

Development history
The first developer beta was first released on May 19, 2021. A public beta was released the following day on May 20. Release candidates became available on July 13 and 19.