Strapi has released its 5th version as a Release Candidate (RC), which is stable enough for testing purposes. The team has implemented all breaking changes and fixed critical bugs. They are now focusing on fixing medium and low-priority issues, gathering feedback from the community to improve the final release. Users can install Strapi 5 RC using the command npx create-strapi-app@rc <project_name>. The main difference between this version and the previous one is its increased stability. Strapi encourages users to provide feedback on their experiences with the new version, which will help improve the final release.