macOS 13.6.2 still available?

I was considering updating to 13.6.2 from 13.6.1 since it's been out for a little while and hadn't heard any negative things about it in relation to FCP, but for the last couple days now it's not listed as an option in System Settings->General->Software Update, only Sonoma. In the past there's been a disclosure triangle at the bottom to show Other updates. Anyone else running 13.6.1 able to see 13.6.2 as an update option?

Posted on Nov 13, 2023 02:26 PM

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Nov 13, 2023 03:46 PM in response to ekassos

Aah, thanks @ekassos, that's interesting. This release page doesn't mention anything about 13.6.2 being M only: What's new in the updates for macOS Ventura - Apple Support


EDIT: Followed a link from Macintouch that lists the Ventura updates and there's a note that 13.6.2 has two builds for different M-based machines. https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-ventura-13-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

Nov 13, 2023 03:06 PM in response to terryb

No real surprises here, once again, it's not offering you to update to 13.6.2. macOS 13.6.2 is being signed so it should definitely show up on either the Software Update pane in Settings or softwareupdate.


Now, it might be because you don't have an M-family MacBook Pro or iMac:

  • 13.6.2 build 22G320 is available for late 2023 M3 iMacs & M3 14″ MacBook Pros only
  • 13.6.2 build 22G2321 is available for 2021 and later M1 & M2 MacBook Pros only


See https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-ventura-13-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

Nov 13, 2023 02:56 PM in response to ekassos

Thanks Tom. Can't reboot at the moment but will try that later this evening.


@ekassos, here's the softwareupdate output:

% softwareupdate -l
Software Update Tool

Finding available software
Software Update found the following new or updated software:

* Label: macOS Sonoma 14.1.1-23B81
	Title: macOS Sonoma 14.1.1, Version: 14.1.1, Size: 4460818KiB, Recommended: YES, Action: restart, 


Nov 13, 2023 03:27 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

It was the Release Candidate for Ventura 13.6.2, which after the new updates specifically for MacBook Pros and the new iMac, turned into Ventura 13.6.3. Ventura 13.6.3 is still not released.


Sources:

https://twitter.com/iSWUpdates/status/1717592504625705364

https://twitter.com/ClassicII_MrMac/status/1717594406461874501

https://betawiki.net/wiki/MacOS_Ventura_build_22G417

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