message: docs: release notes for the v11.2.0-next.1 release
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  +# 11.2.0-next.1 (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)) ([4c5f18d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4c5f18d)), closes [#33944](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/33944)
  +* **common:** parse `YYYY` strings as UTC dates ([#40629](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40629)) ([46d4326](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/46d4326)), 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)) ([9d396f8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9d396f8))
  +* **compiler:** exclude trailing whitespace from element source spans ([#40513](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40513)) ([7a6d1e2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7a6d1e2)), 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)) ([caafac2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/caafac2))
  +* **core:** ensure the type `T` of `EventEmitter<T>` can be inferred ([#40644](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40644)) ([5c54767](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5c54767)), closes [#40637](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40637)
  +* **core:** remove duplicated EMPTY_ARRAY constant ([#40587](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40587)) ([cabe8be](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cabe8be))
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  +
  +### Performance Improvements
  +
  +* **language-service:** update NgCompiler via resource-only path when able ([#40585](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40585)) ([07a3d7a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/07a3d7a))
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  ## 11.1.2 (2021-02-03)
  