# OpenTofu v1.12.3 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** OpenTofu (https://opentofu.org)
- **Version:** v1.12.3
- **Released:** Jun 18, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/opentofu/updates/v1.12.3/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
OpenTofu v1.12.3. Source highlight: Properly handle `TF_ENCRYPTION` with only blank spaces. (#4265)

## Bug Fixes
- Properly handle `TF_ENCRYPTION` with only blank spaces. (#4265)
- The value resulted from the `lifecycle.enabled` evaluation now has its deprecation marks processed correctly (#4162)
- Update documentation to clarify the usage restriction of ephemeral values in `lifecycle.enabled`. (#4220)
- `tofu console -lock=false` now works as intended. (#4291)