[1.2] Update release notes for 1.2 release (#289)

[joshuali925]

Signed-off-by: Joshua Li [email protected]

Description

Backport #289

Issues Resolved

[List any issues this PR will resolve]

Check List

• New functionality includes testing.
  • All tests pass, including unit test, integration test and doctest
• New functionality has been documented.
  • New functionality has javadoc added
  • New functionality has user manual doc added
• Commits are signed per the DCO using --signoff

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Codecov Report

Merging #298 (92edadd) into 1.2 (65f449b) will not change coverage.
The diff coverage is n/a.

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##                1.2     #298   +/-   ##
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  Coverage     99.90%   99.90%           
  Complexity     2687     2687           
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  Files           256      256           
  Lines          6524     6524           
  Branches        420      420           
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  Hits           6518     6518           
  Misses            5        5           
  Partials          1        1           

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