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-## 2.12.0-rc.0
+## 2.12.0-rc.0 / 2019-08-14
 
 * [FEATURE] Track currently active PromQL queries in a log file. #5794
 * [FEATURE] Enable and provide binaries for `mips64` / `mips64le` architectures. #5792