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 This file contains a description of the major changes to the EESSI
 build-and-deploy bot. For more detailed information, please see the git log.
 
+v0.12.0 (11 June 2026)
+--------------------------
+
+This is a minor release of the EESSI build-and-deploy bot.
+
+Bug fixes:
+* do not check export variables in `check_filters` function (#364)
+
+Improvements:
+* increase coverage by unit tests (#365)
+* make parsing of `scontrol` output compatible with newer Slurm versions (#369)
+  * With newer Slurm versions (25.11), some values can also contain whitespaces
+    (e.g. for SubmitLine), making it complex to distinguish between keys and values.
+
+Changes to 'app.cfg' settings (see README.md and app.cfg.example for details):
+* none
+
+
 v0.11.0 (28 January 2026)
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