@Minecraft @MojangSupport The new version of minecraft will be 1.17 and 1.16.5 is the latest version. There should be a combat update because, the last combat update of minecraft was at 1.9 and then there was Axe and shield PvP after 1.14, So the game should update once again.
All available info on game updates can be found at https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360029728812-When-is-the-next-game-update- ….