Zigbee2MQTT - what to do when unsupported device is in change log. Version of MQTT vs herdsman_converters

Hi.
hope that we get here to the answer which help not only me, but also to other new users.
I write here about specific case, but I thing the answers could help in more similar cases.

I paired new device with MQTT and it was not supported. I looked into the documentaion
and there is suggestion, before doing something, check the changelog.

OK. I did it and found my device there.
First I want to say - thanks a log guys! I hope I learn it and I will be able also support the community.

My question are related to such case, because I am still a bit lost.

I found that the change was merged. In this case it was to version [18.31.0], done on 2024-02-11)
When I look on my MQTT version (I updated to the latest one today), so I see that
this change was probably done in zigbee_herdsman_converters, which is part of MQTT.
This convertes has in latest MQTT version 18.23.3.

Sorry if my questions are a bit naive… maybe you can suggest me what I should
study.

So the questions are:

  • Should I simply wait for new version of Zigbee2MQTT and the zigbee_herdsman_converters will be there?
    Or - where I could find when the version merged (2024-02-11) might become a part of MQTT ? How do I find such information?

  • Can I somehow do it myself and put the new version of zigbee_herdsman_converters to my MQTT, or temporary insert the configuration of new device into my curent version?

Thanks a lot.

The title of your post suggests that you want to know whether a particular device is supported by Z2M. If that is the case, you can find a catalogue of supported devices here:

New version of Zigbee2MQTT is released every first of the month, and always contains the latest converters.
So you can wait a week, or install the development version (only advised for advanced users)

Thanks. Maybe wrong title - I just wanted to know:

  1. What I can expect when unsupported devide is in change log.
  2. What the versions mean - MQTT, zigbee_herdsman_converters, zigbee_herdsman
  3. And also if there is an option to take the configuration from the branch and add it to my current MQTT.

Thanks a lot for information I was not able to find. I will wait.