Updating Monterey

My 2021 MacBook Air is showing that the OS (Monterey 12.1) is up to date and won't allow me to install the new 12.5.1 version. I have plenty of storage available. Why isn't it allowing me to update?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Aug 19, 2022 9:51 AM

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Aug 19, 2022 2:26 PM in response to Ruby_Bay

Ruby_Bay wrote:

My 2021 MacBook Air is showing that the OS (Monterey 12.1) is up to date and won't allow me to install the new 12.5.1 version. I have plenty of storage available. Why isn't it allowing me to update?

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