GEOS 3.12.1, 3.11.3, and 3.10.6 release notices

HOWTO_RELEASE

@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ Make sure to update the release date.
    $ git push origin MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
 
 7. At this point the github/release.yml action should run, wait for it to finish.
-
-8. Verify that you can use the released tarball, replacing MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH with the tagged version variables
+   Verify that you can use the released tarball, replacing MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH with the tagged version variables
 
    $ VERSION=MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
    $ wget https://github.com/libgeos/geos/releases/download/$VERSION/geos-$VERSION.tar.bz2
@@ -43,17 +42,20 @@ Make sure to update the release date.
    $ cmake --build .
    $ ctest --output-on-failure .
 
-9. Copy the tar.bz2 file to upload.osgeo.org:/osgeo/download/geos
+8. Copy the tar.bz2 file to upload.osgeo.org:/osgeo/download/geos
 
-10. Create and push a release branch if this was a PATCH=0 release,
+9. Create and push a release branch if this was a PATCH=0 release,
     update the versions for next release in Version.txt (both in
     main and release branch if this was a PATCH=0 release).
 
-11. Update download page: web/content/usage/download.md
+10. Update download page of main branch: web/content/usage/download.md
 
     - Add latest release
     - Remove previous patch level release (if any)
 
+11. If this is the latest stable tag release, update the: web/config.toml
+    - Change the current_release variable to this tag release
+
 12. Close current GitHub milestone and add a new one for next release.
 
 13. Announce on geos-devel

web/content/posts/2023-11-11-geos-3-12-1-released.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+title: "Version 3.12.1"
+type: posts
+date: 2023-11-11T00:00:00
+---
+
+As part of a batch release of patches for stable branches, the 3.12.1 release of GEOS is now available [to download]({{< ref "/usage/download" >}}).
+
+Release notes for the various branches are available:
+[3.10.6](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/blob/3.10.6/NEWS),
+[3.11.3](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/blob/3.11.3/NEWS.md),
+[3.12.1](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/blob/3.12.1/NEWS.md)
+
+The 3.12.1 release is a bug fix release.
+
+ <!--more-->
+* Remove undefined behaviour in use of null PrecisionModel ([GH-931](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/931), Jeff Walton)
+* Explicitly set endianness for some tests so that output matches expected ([GH-934](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/934), Paul Ramsey)
+* Fix IncrementalDelaunayTriangulator to ensure triangulation boundary is convex ([GH-953](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/953), Martin Davis)
+* Improve scale handling for PrecisionModel ([GH-956](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/956), Martin Davis)
+* Fix PreparedLineStringDistance for lines within envelope and polygons ([GH-959](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/959), Martin Davis)
+* Fix error in CoordinateSequence::add when disallowing repeated points ([GH-963](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/963), Dan Baston)
+* Fix InteriorPointPoint to handle empty elements ([GH-977](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/977), Martin Davis)
+* Skip over testing empty distances for mixed collections. ([GH-979](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/979), Paul Ramsey)
+* Fix TopologyPreservingSimplifier endpoint handling to avoid self-intersections ([GH-986](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/986), Martin Davis)
+* Build warnings with Visual Studio ([GH-929](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/929), Jeff Mckenna, Paul Ramsey)
+* Fix CMake on Windows with Visual Studio ([GH-945](https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/945), Aaron Barany)