chore(release): 1.12.6

### [1.12.6](v1.12.5...v1.12.6) (2026-05-15)

### Bug Fixes

* Escape user-controlled values in constructed XML commands ([86c7f11](86c7f11))
* quote XPath string literals via _xpath_safe helper ([a82c8af](a82c8af))
* replace distutils.version.LooseVersion for Python 3.12+ compatibility ([549c440](549c440)), closes [#580](#580)

Author: semantic-release-bot

panos/__init__.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 __author__ = "Palo Alto Networks"
 __email__ = "devrel@paloaltonetworks.com"
-__version__ = "1.12.5"
+__version__ = "1.12.6"
 
 
 import logging

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pan-os-python"
-version = "1.12.5"
+version = "1.12.6"
 description = "Framework for interacting with Palo Alto Networks devices via API"
 authors = ["Palo Alto Networks <devrel@paloaltonetworks.com>"]
 license = "ISC"