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# 12.1.3 (2021-07-21)

### animations

| Commit | Description |

| -- | -- |

| [3cddc3d6bc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3cddc3d6bc1045b76980ba3e866350d58deb0718) | fix(animations): normalize final styles in buildStyles ([#42763](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42763)) |

### compiler-cli

| Commit | Description |

| -- | -- |

| [d207ea06d1](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d207ea06d1bb554e822bab2eadcf12ef50117bd4) | fix(compiler-cli): use correct module import for types behind a `forwardRef` ([#42887](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42887)) |

| [e6d520f3d9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e6d520f3d9104c63129b94fbf5fe54b392715fc5) | perf(compiler-cli): optimize cycle detection using a persistent cache ([#41271](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/41271)) |

### core

| Commit | Description |

| -- | -- |

| [a6db152c78](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a6db152c78bc82ef39e529ab5ea55f810b17fa2e) | fix(core): use correct injector when resolving DI tokens from within a directive provider factory ([#42886](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/42886)) |

## Special Thanks:

Alan Agius, David Shevitz, George Kalpakas, Joey Perrott, JoostK, Krzysztof Kotowicz, Minko Gechev, Paul Gschwendtner and dario-piotrowicz