:bookmark: bump version to 2.0.12, fixes LOG4NET-(652|653)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0997123..26b60cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "log4net",
-  "version": "2.0.9",
+  "version": "2.0.12",
   "description": "Log4Net is a logging framework for .NET",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cross-env NUNIT_PROCESS=Single MAX_CONCURRENCY=1 run-s clean-build \"zarro test-dotnet\" run-dotnet-core-tests",
diff --git a/src/log4net/Core/LoggingEvent.cs b/src/log4net/Core/LoggingEvent.cs
index 02eed28..878fbf7 100644
--- a/src/log4net/Core/LoggingEvent.cs
+++ b/src/log4net/Core/LoggingEvent.cs
@@ -937,9 +937,9 @@
                 // some undefined set of SecurityPermission flags.
                 LogLog.Debug(
                     declaringType,
-                    "Security exception while trying to get current windows identity. Error Ignored. Empty user name."
+                    "Security exception while trying to get current windows identity. Error Ignored."
                 );
-                return null;
+                return Environment.UserName;
             }
             catch
             {
diff --git a/src/log4net/log4net.csproj b/src/log4net/log4net.csproj
index 0063fce..263ed65 100644
--- a/src/log4net/log4net.csproj
+++ b/src/log4net/log4net.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PackageId>log4net</PackageId>
-    <Version>2.0.11</Version>
+    <Version>2.0.12</Version>
     <Title>Apache log4net</Title>
     <Product>Apache log4net</Product>
     <Description>