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+### **Version 1.2.0.0 Release Notes**
+Compatible with OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards Version 1.2.0
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+### **Enhancement**
+* Add new protocol for visualization response format ([#251](https://github.com/opensearch-project/sql/pull/251))
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+### **Infrastructure**
+* Bumps version to 1.2 ([#254](https://github.com/opensearch-project/sql/pull/254))