While it may seem like a "bug fix" release, version 11.5 introduced several quality-of-life enhancements for serious workflows: Expanded Filmstrip Filters:

Fine-tunes selections based on specific brightness levels or exact color hues. 2. Tethered Shooting Improvements

Double-click the file. A new window will pop up showing the contents of the disk image, and a virtual drive icon will appear on your desktop.

Adobe offers a 7-day free trial of Lightroom Classic directly from their website. After that, the Creative Cloud Photography plan (which includes Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, and 20GB of cloud storage) costs roughly $9.99/month. For students and teachers, discounts are available.