seems theres a mini race going on to make 1.16.5 or 1.18.2 the new stable version over 1.12.2. Would you consider a 1.16.5 port?

There will not be a 1.16.5 port in the near future as coro will be doing the latest versions first. 1.16.5 is a weird version to mod for and will likely not be done for a while.