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+# 12.0.0-rc.2 (2021-05-05)
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+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **animations:** ensure consistent transition namespace ordering ([#19854](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/19854)) ([01cc995](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/01cc99589bc449eaf3b1de2c94636de878843fba))
+* **common:** add  right ContentType for boolean values with HttpClient request body([#38924](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/38924)) ([#41885](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41885)) ([922a602](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/922a60283183c47a268fd084302b2bc87267a73e))
+* **compiler-cli:** expose the linker as a Babel plugin ([#41918](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41918)) ([8fdac8f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8fdac8f4361fd4ac0f20c21c98289c19e8864347))
+* **compiler-cli:** prefer non-aliased exports in reference emitters ([#41866](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41866)) ([75bb931](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/75bb931889b946c243161a6ce0503bc7d08a6565)), closes [#41443](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41443) [#41277](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41277)
+* **core:** AsyncPipe now compatible with RxJS 7 ([#41590](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41590)) ([9759bca](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9759bca339b44ed78ec6aafab0336d531d285f90))
+* **core:** handle multiple i18n attributes with expression bindings ([#41882](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41882)) ([73c6c64](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/73c6c64f82d45c34203d4d18d759ad0c33a6b221)), closes [#41869](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41869)
+* **localize:** relax error to warning for missing target ([#41944](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41944)) ([35ceed2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/35ceed2061a890a70576dc7afa0b779f3779ae7b)), closes [#21690](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/21690)
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **core:** minor improvements to listener instructions ([#41807](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/41807)) ([9346d61](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9346d61d92c722175ca7673efe475e838546fef7))
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+
 # 12.1.0-next.1 (2021-05-05)