Since you filed a report, if a developer works on tweaking the calculator, then they will add a link to the Pull Request (you will be notified by eMail of changes to your reports)… that Pull Request will have the file(s) that need to be changed and the exact code changes. From that, you can decide if the simple updates to the plain text Python file(s) is within your abilities.
When a PR is committed to a branch, the changelog will tell which version (but it cannot predict a release date)
Most people decide whether to; 1) patch, or 2) wait when a PR is posted. See What patches are 'vital' to your use of Gramps 5.1.x and 5.2.x?