Pre-steps for release : 6.6.12.Final

Author: Hibernate-CI

Diff for: changelog.txt

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 Note: Please refer to JIRA to learn more about each issue.
 
+Changes in 6.6.12.Final (March 30, 2025)
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+https://hibernate.atlassian.net/projects/HHH/versions/32945
+
+** Bug
+    * [HHH-19109] - Hibernate Data Repositories are @RequestScoped
+    * [HHH-19059] - Bytecode enhancement fails when inherited fields are mapped using property access in subclass
+    * [HHH-19017] - Class Cast Exception for PersistentAttributeInterceptable
+    * [HHH-18920] - Enum parameters in Jakarta Data repository method return type constructor are not properly matched
+    * [HHH-18745] - Unnecessary joins when use TREAT operator 
+    * [HHH-14694] - Use stable proxy names to avoid managing proxy state and memory leaks
+
+** Task
+    * [HHH-19230] - Ensure that thread local for org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.internal.bytebuddy.SafeCacheProvider + OverridingClassFileLocator are completely cleared
+
+
 Changes in 6.6.11.Final (March 16, 2025)
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Diff for: gradle/version.properties

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-hibernateVersion=6.6.12-SNAPSHOT
+hibernateVersion=6.6.12.Final