message: docs: release notes for the v11.1.2 release
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  +## 11.1.2 (2021-02-03)
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  +
  +### Bug Fixes
  +
  +* **common:** parse `YYYY-MM` strings as UTC dates ([#40620](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40620)) ([cafd4f5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cafd4f5)), closes [#33944](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/33944)
  +* **common:** parse `YYYY` strings as UTC dates ([#40629](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40629)) ([b823049](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b823049)), closes [#33944](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/33944) [#40620](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40620)
  +* **compiler:** Don't set expression text to synthetic `$implicit` when empty ([#40583](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40583)) ([5dab521](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5dab521))
  +* **compiler:** exclude trailing whitespace from element source spans ([#40513](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40513)) ([726ec88](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/726ec88)), closes [#39148](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/39148)
  +* **compiler-cli:** preserve user line endings in diagnostic template parse ([#40597](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40597)) ([00eeebf](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/00eeebf))
  +* **core:** ensure the type `T` of `EventEmitter<T>` can be inferred ([#40644](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40644)) ([8f9ba8e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8f9ba8e)), closes [#40637](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40637)
  +* **core:** remove duplicated EMPTY_ARRAY constant ([#40587](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40587)) ([abdf25c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/abdf25c))
  +
  +
  +### Performance Improvements
  +
  +* **language-service:** update NgCompiler via resource-only path when able ([#40680](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40680)) ([0047eb3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0047eb3))
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  ## 11.1.1 (2021-01-27)
  