[FEATURE] Bugfix (z-stream) for v0.12.0

[adambkaplan]

Is there an existing feature request for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing feature requests

Is your feature request related to a problem or use-case? Please describe.

For downstreams that distribute v0.12.0, we would like to have a "z-stream" release that has backports of bug fixes and security-related dependency updates.

Describe the solution that you would like.

Create branch that starts at the v0.12.0 tag, where backport pull requests can be merged. Ex: release-v0.12.

Describe alternatives you have considered.

N/A

Anything else?

We need to investigate if our current release scripts will work against an arbitrary branch (not main).