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 1.12.8 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+go1.12.9 (released 2019/08/15) includes fixes to the linker,
+and the <code>os</code> and <code>math/big</code> packages.
+See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.12.9+label%3ACherryPickApproved">Go
+1.12.9 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
+</p>
+
 <h2 id="go1.11">go1.11 (released 2018/08/24)</h2>
 
 <p>