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+layout: post
+author:
+    name: Bryan Ellis
+title:  "Cordova Lib 12.0.2 Released!"
+categories: announcements
+tags: news releases
+---
+
+We are excited to announce the release of `cordova-lib`.
+
+* [[email protected]](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-lib)
+
+**To upgrade:**
+
+If Cordova CLI is installed globally:
+
+```bash
+npm uninstall -g cordova
+npm install -g cordova@latest
+```
+
+If Cordova CLI is installed locally within your project:
+
+```bash
+npm uninstall cordova
+npm install cordova@latest
+```
+
+## Release Highlights
+
+In this patch release, we have introduced several fixes. The most notable changes are:
+
+* Ability to install plugins on a prerelease version of a platform.
+* Consistent plugin installation order across all platforms.
+* Ability to uninstall plugins by specifying only the required platform variables.
+
+Please report any issues you find by following the [How to File a Bug](https://github.com/apache/cordova#filing-a-bug) guide!
+
+<!--more-->
+# Changes include:
+
+**Fixes:**
+
+* [GH-935](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/935) fix: platform & plugin prerelease package support
+* [GH-933](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/933) fix(ios): Prevent mix build phases
+* [GH-913](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/913) fix: uninstalling plugin with platform separated required variables
+
+**Chores:**
+
+* [GH-934](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/934) chore(deps): bump cookie and express
+* [GH-928](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/928) chore(deps): bump micromatch from 4.0.5 to 4.0.8
+* [GH-925](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/925) chore(deps): bump braces from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3
+* [GH-924](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/924) chore(deps): Update some dependencies, add Node 20 to CI
+
+**CI:**
+
+* [GH-926](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/926) ci(release-audit): add license header and dependency checker
+* [GH-923](https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/pull/923) ci: update codecov@v4 w/ token