Hello! I have now submitted mariadb-10.5 release 1:10.5.5-1~exp1 to the NEW queue: https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/mariadb-10.5_1:10.5.5-1~exp1.html
It is based on the latest mariadb-10.4 packaging with upstream watchfile, sources and contents updated for the 10.5 series. This is the first release in Debian where the packaging delta between upstream and Debian is near zero, thanks to a lot of effort done at upstream in the 10.5 cycle. Current QA status is that the CI pipeline at https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-10.5/-/pipelines/168279 is passing and the test builds on different architectures at https://launchpad.net/~mysql-ubuntu/+archive/ubuntu/mariadb-10.5/+builds?build_text=&build_state=all are also passing. The Debian packaging repository can be found at: https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-10.5/ Contributions are welcome!