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+## Version 2.12.0 Release Notes
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+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.12.0
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+### Enhancements
+* Add separate metric for cluster manager service events and metrics [#579](https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer/pull/579)
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+### Infrastructure
+* Update to Gradle 8.5 and Fixing CVE-2023-33202 [#617](https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer/pull/617)
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+### Maintenance
+* Remove redundant ClusterManagerThrottlingMetricsCollector [#582](https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer/pull/582)
+* Update spotless to meet JDK-21 baseline [#618](https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer/pull/618)
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