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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:16:20 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 4.12.0 (#1297)

:robot: I have created a release *beep* *boop*
---


##
[4.12.0](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/compare/v4.11.6...v4.12.0)
(2024-11-21)


### Features

* **run:** return NW.js process reference
([#1304](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1304))
([bd2f926](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/bd2f9263d6bf61a98db2e0ec14c5d0ca68aa4b0f))


### Bug Fixes

* miscellaneous quality of life improvements
([#1296](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1296))
([a82c140](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/a82c140bd6ebd234dcfe5bb0bff668cfb18d60bc))
* **util:** validate options.* correctly
([#1298](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1298))
([3034f5c](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/3034f5cd4214f9b1e4ee5d459a20463eb4d0a50d))
* **util:** validate options.app.* values
([#1302](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1302))
([4f388a9](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/4f388a95b3ad634330290ddbc9afca9ab1cda576)),
closes [#1279](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1279)
[#1293](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1293)


### Chores

* **deps-dev:** bump the npm group across 1 directory with 6 updates
([#1301](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1301))
([56c1192](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/56c11929d1ae0bce83f4f12ba6fd315d70fd43f3))
* **deps:** bump cross-spawn from 7.0.3 to 7.0.6
([#1305](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1305))
([2803af3](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/2803af3d46ff49bb87487ce3ce59de764ee57cbd))
* **deps:** bump davelosert/vitest-coverage-report-action from 2.6.0 to
2.7.0 in /.github/workflows in the gha group
([#1295](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1295))
([23aaad8](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/23aaad85322ac5eb2a3ccb8546a43884c4d89b04))
* **deps:** bump davelosert/vitest-coverage-report-action from 2.7.0 to
2.8.0 in /.github/workflows in the gha group
([#1303](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1303))
([ceaf348](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/ceaf348f2d62243576f0c8b6ff57aab1ea1848dc))

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 .release-please-manifest.json |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                  | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 package-lock.json             |  4 ++--
 package.json                  |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e3be6093..9e3120ae 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "4.11.6"
+    ".": "4.12.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04d9e7ce..5a71426d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,28 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) using [Con
 
 Since `v4.6.0`, we have switched to automated releases and this file does not need to be manually updated.
 
+## [4.12.0](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/compare/v4.11.6...v4.12.0) (2024-11-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **run:** return NW.js process reference ([#1304](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1304)) ([bd2f926](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/bd2f9263d6bf61a98db2e0ec14c5d0ca68aa4b0f))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* miscellaneous quality of life improvements ([#1296](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1296)) ([a82c140](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/a82c140bd6ebd234dcfe5bb0bff668cfb18d60bc))
+* **util:** validate options.* correctly ([#1298](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1298)) ([3034f5c](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/3034f5cd4214f9b1e4ee5d459a20463eb4d0a50d))
+* **util:** validate options.app.* values ([#1302](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1302)) ([4f388a9](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/4f388a95b3ad634330290ddbc9afca9ab1cda576)), closes [#1279](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1279) [#1293](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1293)
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **deps-dev:** bump the npm group across 1 directory with 6 updates ([#1301](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1301)) ([56c1192](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/56c11929d1ae0bce83f4f12ba6fd315d70fd43f3))
+* **deps:** bump cross-spawn from 7.0.3 to 7.0.6 ([#1305](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1305)) ([2803af3](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/2803af3d46ff49bb87487ce3ce59de764ee57cbd))
+* **deps:** bump davelosert/vitest-coverage-report-action from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0 in /.github/workflows in the gha group ([#1295](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1295)) ([23aaad8](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/23aaad85322ac5eb2a3ccb8546a43884c4d89b04))
+* **deps:** bump davelosert/vitest-coverage-report-action from 2.7.0 to 2.8.0 in /.github/workflows in the gha group ([#1303](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1303)) ([ceaf348](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/ceaf348f2d62243576f0c8b6ff57aab1ea1848dc))
+
 ## [4.11.6](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/compare/v4.11.5...v4.11.6) (2024-11-01)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7e5387f6..8b53f36e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "nw-builder",
-  "version": "4.11.6",
+  "version": "4.12.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "nw-builder",
-      "version": "4.11.6",
+      "version": "4.12.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcc45bcf..6e6feaec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nw-builder",
-  "version": "4.11.6",
+  "version": "4.12.0",
   "description": "Build NW.js desktop applications for MacOS, Windows and Linux.",
   "keywords": [
     "NW.js",