NVIM v0.12.4

Following is a list of commits (fixes/features only) in this release.
See `:help news` in Nvim for release notes.

FEATURES
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- fec4045601 lsp: clean up semantic token initialization and debounce #40266
- 55205b3231 lsp: use LspNotify for semantic tokens (#40242)

PERFORMANCE
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- fded370b3e lsp: overscan semantic_token range requests #40036
- fa365cedad treesitter: reduce memory usage of _select.lua #40409

FIXES
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- e57c37d246 api: nvim_buf_set_text resets changelist to 0 #39965
- ea07b60fb1 api: preserve ArrayOf metadata #40429
- 5ff4e147d0 cmdline: avoid redraw loop after wrapped line #40240
- a0d7e80368 folds: foldcolumn is interrupted for virtual line above nested fold (#39999)
- a4cfded55e health: always set 'modifiable' #40584
- 7fd0f541e7 health: don't check node package via yarn #40572
- 749126de08 highlight: keep guisp underline color in float with 'winblend' #40283
- 5c38490806 lsp: allow specifying bufnr + client_id filter when enabling capabilities #37690
- c81ab6027d lsp: catch another nil buffer state #40285
- bf8d0bef16 lsp: fire LspNotify didChange autocmds after undo/redo #40404
- 41dbb828bd lsp: fix multiline semantic token processing (#40340)
- 3dd3a6ceab lsp: make LspNotify more robust (#40341)
- ecda67662f lsp: refresh codelens despite pending debounce #40177
- 822d96969b lsp: request semantic tokens in BufWinEnter #40513
- fd27246f67 lsp: skip invalid file watcher globs #40376 #40396
- dc6a9170eb lsp: trailing blank line when edit inserts past end of buffer (#40176)
- 93dd8053ee lsp: use LspNotify for document_color (#40575)
- dffacf5c9d man.lua: highlight codeblocks #40310
- 527c7c8c6b messages: "progress" kind for busy messages #39280
- 0b134d8b23 messages: message kind for :recover and swapfile attention #39444
- 304f8ed67a net: set buftype=nofile (again) (#39932)
- f533a17958 pack: do not assert non-nil `stderr` #40544
- 61765b97fe process: avoid inherited stdio for Windows jobs #40074
- ed7acd1391 startup: use `nvim.difftool` for `nvim -d` only for directories #40185
- 83d9b9afca statusline: prevent various buffer overflows with item groups #40219
- c1318ac348 test: support multiple --filter-out #39885
- 2b37c26477 treesitter: incremental selection causes beeps when the bell is enabled #40414
- abaf2a0e93 tui: more compatible way to reset cursor #40234
- 1f82ecf770 tui: patch reset-cursor-style seq regardless of terminfo #40249
- c58e5b73f1 xxd: buffer overread #40236
- 5c75abf790 xxd: signed left-shift overflow in -r mode #40246

VIM PATCHES
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- 1b9159a695 9.2.0718: :syn sync without an argument also lists syntax cluster (#40399)
- ad5720eab9 9.2.0735: [security]: arbitrary Ex command execution during C omni-completion (#40441)
- e41b309abe 9.2.0754: repeated completion length lookup in search_for_exact_line (#40511)
- 71343dad79 9.2.0756: Session with multiple tabpages sets 'winminheight' to 0 (#40512)

REFACTOR
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- d6476eda40 os: libuv_proc_stdio #40506

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ endif()
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MINOR 12)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 4)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "-dev") # for package maintainers
+set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "") # for package maintainers
 
 # API level
 set(NVIM_API_LEVEL 14)        # Bump this after any API/stdlib change.

runtime/nvim.appdata.xml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   </screenshots>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2026-07-05" version="0.12.4"/>
     <release date="2026-06-11" version="0.12.3"/>
     <release date="2026-04-22" version="0.12.2"/>
     <release date="2026-04-06" version="0.12.1"/>