From 063c0441ce1b3586e869858e4ee0eff58684f22f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kristiyan Kostadinov <crisbeto@abv.bg>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:43:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] release: cut the v21.2.0-next.5 release

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 package.json |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a17c84bd55e..de9cd80be407 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+<a name="21.2.0-next.5"></a>
+# 21.2.0-next.5 "chlorine-cat" (2026-02-18)
+### aria
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [c57e6a1545](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/c57e6a1545d79d6ad515082fc89f0dfb5cb1ab8f) | fix | **combobox:** fix autocomplete examples and add comments explaining combobox selection behavior ([#32714](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32714)) |
+### cdk
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [b15b48df98](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/b15b48df980b1f86885d4d25fdc8ba58b2bac62b) | fix | **tree:** no nodes focusable if data is replaced ([#32781](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32781)) |
+### material
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [f5c586925e](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/f5c586925eb9a1cc00a9b2e22860be1f69ef9184) | fix | **select:** disable position locking ([#32772](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32772)) |
+### google-maps
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [0870786036](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/0870786036286c3b0d3485cb31098afdf22c0350) | fix | fix mismatch in clusterer types ([#32778](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32778)) |
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="21.1.5"></a>
 # 21.1.5 "chlorine-car" (2026-02-18)
 ### aria
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9fb5c7d5684a..a52fa52e189f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "ci-docs-monitor-test": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/docs-deploy/monitoring/ci-test.mts",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
-  "version": "21.2.0-next.4",
+  "version": "21.2.0-next.5",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular-devkit/core": "catalog:",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "catalog:",