= Clojure 1.12.0-alpha8
Alex Miller
2024-02-21
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Clojure 1.12.0-alpha8 is now available!

**New:**

* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2568[CLJ-2568] - `clojure.walk/walk` - preserve metadata on lists and seqs
* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2783[CLJ-2783] - replace calls to deprecated URL constructor


**Reverted:**

* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-1162[CLJ-1162] - `deref` - improve error message when called on non IDRef

