Merge pull request #8455 from rabbitmq/mergify/bp/v3.12.x/pr-8454

Update 3.12.0 release notes (backport #8454)

Author: michaelklishin

release-notes/3.12.0.md

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 ## RabbitMQ 3.12.0-rc.3
 
 RabbitMQ `3.12.0-rc.3` is a candidate of a new feature release.
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+## RabbitMQ 3.12.0
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+RabbitMQ `3.12.0` is a new feature release.
+>>>>>>> b583889e4f (Update 3.12.0.md)
 
 ## Highlights
 
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 ### Erlang 26
 
-Erlang 26 introduces a number of breaking changes around networking and TLS. At the moment,
-RabbitMQ should not be considered fully compatible with Erlang 26. Erlang 26 compatibility
-will be announced separately.
-
+This is the first release that offers Erlang 26 compatibility. Note that Erlang 26 is very new and
+is nowhere near as battle tested as Erlang 25.
 
 ## Upgrading to 3.12