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 == APM version 8.12
 
 https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/compare/8.11\...8.12[View commits]
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 ==== Bug fixes
 - Switch built-in ILM rollover policies from max_size to max_primary_shard_size {pull}11729[11729].
 
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-==== Deprecations
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-==== Intake API Changes
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 ==== Added
 - Update container base image to Ubuntu 22.04 {pull}11778[11778]