Create release branch for version 0.12.0.
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index 99bfab4..7887434 100644
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index 0b81094..cc2c2ef 100644
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index bd46caa..5a45ea2 100644
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--- a/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark3.2.x/pom.xml
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index ab72c85..1c2648e 100644
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index 64df0db..f4fcaa2 100644
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