➔ OpenTofu 1.12.0 Brings Dynamic prevent_destroy and Provider Checksum Fixes
OpenTofu 1.12.0 landed on May 14, 2026, and it pulls a few sharp edges out of day to day usage. The headline items: prevent_destroy can now reference variables, the provider registry ships complete checksums, and a new -json-into=FILENAME flag lets you keep JSON output alongside the normal terminal UI.