ggplot2 3.5.0 is out now! https://www.tidyverse.org/blog/2024/02/ggplot2-3-5-0/. There are too many great features (e.g. gradients + patterns, better axes & legends, new coord_radial) to fit in one blog post so keep your eyes open for more posts in the next few days!
Like all recent releases I am now just the messenger and have done nothing meaningful to make this release happen 😀 I'm so thankful for all the hard work by Teun Van den Brand and the other ggplot2 maintainers!