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@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ Release notes for 2.12
   has been taken to make sure that all code using this signal continues
   to work.
 
+* The memory management of the GtkRecentManager object has been changed,
+  as using the screen didn't guarantee that the singleton instance was
+  correctly destroyed. The screen-related functions have been deprecated,
+  and should not be used anymore; the GtkRecentManager instance returned by
+  the gtk_recent_manager_get_default() function is guaranteed to be valid
+  for the entire lifetime of an application.
 
 Release notes for 2.10
 ======================
