# LocalAI v3.12.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** LocalAI (https://localai.io)
- **Version:** v3.12.1
- **Released:** Feb 21, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/localai/updates/v3.12.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
LocalAI v3.12.1. Source highlight: This is a patch release to tag the new llama.cpp version which fixes incompatibilities with Qwen 3 coder.

## New Features
- feat(traces): Add backend traces

## Bug Fixes
- fix: merge openresponses messages