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+# v3.12.1
+
+## Summary
+
+The v3.12.1 release is a patch release that addresses a few regressions in the v3.12.0 release.  See the [v3.12.0 release notes](https://github.com/openlayers/ol3/releases/tag/v3.12.0) for details on upgrading from v3.11.
+
+## Fixes
+
+ * [#4578](https://github.com/openlayers/ol3/pull/4578) - Fix apidoc landing page markup ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
+ * [#4570](https://github.com/openlayers/ol3/pull/4570) - Rename defaultSort to numberSafeCompareFunction on ol.array ([@bartvde](https://github.com/bartvde))
+ * [#4567](https://github.com/openlayers/ol3/pull/4567) - Always pass on a compare function to sort ([@bartvde](https://github.com/bartvde))
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 {
   "name": "openlayers",
-  "version": "3.12.0",
+  "version": "3.12.1",
   "description": "Build tools and sources for developing OpenLayers based mapping applications",
   "keywords": [
     "map",