# OpenTofu v1.12.4 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** OpenTofu (https://opentofu.org)
- **Version:** v1.12.4
- **Released:** Jul 13, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/opentofu/updates/v1.12.4/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
OpenTofu v1.12.4. Source highlight: `tofu plan -out` no longer fails when the plan includes a resource with `lifecycle { destroy = false }` that needs replacement, which previously errored with `invalid change action ForgetThenCreate`. (#4324)