Release 12.0.0 (#380)

feat: Added UploadFileEndpoint that is AWS S3 upload to general retryConfiguration
feat: Breaking change: Moved publishFileMessage API to use the general retryConfiguration instead of the old fileMessagePublishRetryLimit -based retry mechanism.
feat: Breaking change: deprecated config property fileMessagePublishRetryLimit that is no longer used by publishFileMessage API. From now on all operations that make up sendFile API which are generate upload like, upload file and publish file message are controlled by retryConfiguration.

* PubNub SDK v12.0.0 release.

---------

Co-authored-by: PubNub Release Bot <[email protected]>

Author: marcin-cebo

.pubnub.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: kotlin
-version: 11.0.0
+version: 12.0.0
 schema: 1
 scm: github.com/pubnub/kotlin
 files:
-  - build/libs/pubnub-kotlin-11.0.0-all.jar
+  - build/libs/pubnub-kotlin-12.0.0-all.jar
 sdks:
   - 
       type: library
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ sdks:
             -
               distribution-type: library
               distribution-repository: maven
-              package-name: pubnub-kotlin-11.0.0
-              location: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/pubnub/pubnub-kotlin/11.0.0/pubnub-kotlin-11.0.0.jar
+              package-name: pubnub-kotlin-12.0.0
+              location: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/pubnub/pubnub-kotlin/12.0.0/pubnub-kotlin-12.0.0.jar
               supported-platforms:
                 supported-operating-systems:
                   Android:
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ sdks:
                   license-url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
                   is-required: Required
 changelog:
+  - date: 2025-11-10
+    version: v12.0.0
+    changes:
+      - type: feature
+        text: "Added UploadFileEndpoint that is AWS S3 upload to general retryConfiguration."
+      - type: feature
+        text: "Breaking change: Moved publishFileMessage API to use the general retryConfiguration instead of the old fileMessagePublishRetryLimit -based retry mechanism."
+      - type: feature
+        text: "Breaking change: deprecated config property fileMessagePublishRetryLimit that is no longer used by publishFileMessage API. From now on all operations that make up sendFile API which are generate upload like, upload file and publish file message are controlled by retryConfiguration."
   - date: 2025-10-21
     version: v11.0.0
     changes:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## v12.0.0
+November 10 2025
+
+#### Added
+- Added UploadFileEndpoint that is AWS S3 upload to general retryConfiguration.
+- Breaking change: Moved publishFileMessage API to use the general retryConfiguration instead of the old fileMessagePublishRetryLimit -based retry mechanism.
+- Breaking change: deprecated config property fileMessagePublishRetryLimit that is no longer used by publishFileMessage API. From now on all operations that make up sendFile API which are generate upload like, upload file and publish file message are controlled by retryConfiguration.
+
 ## v11.0.0
 October 21 2025
 

README.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ You will need the publish and subscribe keys to authenticate your app. Get your
      <dependency>
         <groupId>com.pubnub</groupId>
         <artifactId>pubnub-kotlin</artifactId>
-        <version>11.0.0</version>
+        <version>12.0.0</version>
      </dependency>
      ```
 

gradle.properties

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=true
 SONATYPE_HOST=DEFAULT
 SONATYPE_AUTOMATIC_RELEASE=false
 GROUP=com.pubnub
-VERSION_NAME=11.0.0
+VERSION_NAME=12.0.0
 POM_PACKAGING=jar
 
 POM_NAME=PubNub SDK

pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/FilesIntegrationTest.kt

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class FilesIntegrationTest : BaseIntegrationTest() {
         val fileSent = CountDownLatch(1)
         val channelName: String = randomChannel()
         val fileName = "fileName$channelName.txt"
-        val message = "This is message"
+        val message = "This is a message"
         val meta = "This is meta"
         val content = "This is content"
         val customMessageType = "MyCustom-Type_"

pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/legacy/PubNubImplTest.kt

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class PubNubImplTest : BaseTest() {
     fun getVersionAndTimeStamp() {
         val version = PubNubImpl.SDK_VERSION
         val timeStamp = PubNubImpl.timestamp()
-        assertEquals("11.0.0", version)
+        assertEquals("12.0.0", version)
         assertTrue(timeStamp > 0)
     }