chore(main): release 1.12.0

Author: release-please[bot]

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [1.12.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/compare/v1.11.0...v1.12.0) (2026-01-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for specifying separate credentials for authenticating with DB ([#510](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/issues/510)) ([4d6a958](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/commit/4d6a958ca6429a69afebaf8be369a81c143f47de))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* run credential refresh in thread ([#508](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/issues/508)) ([8f7bae7](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/commit/8f7bae74f936061b8330d19e2fdf8dfc31da8146)), closes [#245](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/issues/245)
+
 ## [1.11.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/compare/v1.10.0...v1.11.0) (2025-12-08)
 
 

google/cloud/alloydbconnector/version.py

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 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "1.11.0"
+__version__ = "1.12.0"