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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 [discrete]
 [[enhancements-8.12.1]]
 ==== Enhancements
-* New Defend Advanced Policy Options for 8.12.1 ({pull}175486[#175486]).
+* Introduces two new advanced settings for the Elastic Defend integration policy ({pull}175486[#175486]).
 
 [discrete]
 [[bug-fixes-8.12.1]]
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 * Hides the technical and runtime fields that shouldn't be displayed in the JSON diff view when you're upgrading a rule ({pull}174789[#174789]).
 * Ensures the current user is used when querying for threshold rule history ({pull}174723[#174723]).
 * Updates the document ID used for the visual event analyzer preview and the related by ancestry section of the alert details flyout ({pull}174651[#174651]).
-* Deletes saved searches that are associated with deleted Timelines and prevents saved searches from being created twice ({pull}174562[#174562]).
-* Fixes a bug that prevented the assignee column from displaying in Alerts table after upgrading to 8.12 ({pull}174370[#174370]).
+* Deletes saved searches that are associated with deleted Timelines, and prevents saved searches from being created twice ({pull}174562[#174562]).
+* Fixes a bug that prevented the assignee column from displaying in the Alerts table after upgrading to 8.12 ({pull}174370[#174370]).
 
 [discrete]
 [[release-notes-8.12.0]]