Not sure why the default doesn't work but you can change the destination away from "My Mac (Designed for iPad)" to another device and it at least unblocks you to get started...
Menu: Product --> Destination --> iPad Pro 12.9 etc...
p.s. I also ran into this problem on a MacBook Air M1.
Langoulant
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