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+<a name="12.2.0-rc.0"></a>
+# 12.2.0-rc.0 (2021-07-28)
+### compiler-cli
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| [ed9cfb674f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ed9cfb674f8e52b416ccdaf9aa9c46955b8448f5) | fix(compiler-cli): use correct module resolution context for absolute imports in .d.ts files ([#42879](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42879)) |
+| [5fb23eccea](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5fb23ecceaccf0629308dd50210b65f67d51f024) | perf(compiler-cli): skip analysis in incremental builds for files without Angular behavior ([#42562](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42562)) |
+### core
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| [eefe1682e8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/eefe1682e8099b73b6e50bb227b5a7f63105c63d) | fix(core): correctly handle `null` or `undefined` in `ErrorHandler#handleError()` ([#42881](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42881)) |
+### forms
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| [1d9d02696e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1d9d02696eadbee2c2f719e432efca22f1e494e9) | feat(forms): add hasValidators, addValidators, and removeValidators methods (for both sync and async) ([#42838](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42838)) |
+| [a502279592](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a50227959222f39884aac284544d1626aee5ca64) | feat(forms): allow minLength/maxLength validator to be bound to `null` ([#42565](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42565)) |
+### language-service
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| [7c35ca0e00](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7c35ca0e0030f2ded12ddca9092e31f510cebeb1) | feat(language-service): support autocomplete string literal union types in templates ([#42729](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42729)) |
+### router
+| Commit | Description |
+| -- | -- |
+| [0d81b007e4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0d81b007e48a0ac801d2614601fb8180a3517865) | fix(router): add missing outlet events to RouterOutletContract ([#42431](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42431)) |
+| [dbae00195e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/dbae00195e114ac8b967201283962a7e2c0581b4) | feat(router): ability to provide custom route reuse strategy via DI for `RouterTestingModule` ([#42434](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42434)) |
+## Special Thanks:
+Andrew Scott, Daniel Trevino, Dmitrij Kuba, Dylan Hunn, George Kalpakas, Joey Perrott, JoostK, Paul Gschwendtner, Pete Bacon Darwin, Steven Masala, Teri Glover, Vladyslav, Yuvaraj, codebriefcase, iRealNirmal and ivanwonder
+
+
 <a name="12.1.4"></a>
 # 12.1.4 (2021-07-28)
 ### compiler-cli