MacRumors published a story that Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 to registered developers.

Apple Releases First Betas of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 to Developers

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 updates to developers, just one day after releasing the iOS 14 update and a few hours after hinting at the iOS 14.2 beta in an Xcode beta update.

Apple Releases First Betas of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 to Developers [Updated]