diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 42b73f5c..e823540a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,30 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 This project follows the [Behat release and version support policies]
 (https://docs.behat.org/en/latest/releases.html).
 
+# [4.12.0] - 2025-02-26
+
+### Changed
+* Gherkin::VERSION is deprecated and will not be updated, use the composer runtime API if you need to identify the
+  running version. This also changes the value used to namespace cached feature files.
+  by @acoulton in [#279](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/279)
+
+### Added
+
+* Provide `CachedArrayKeywords::withDefaultKeywords()` to create an instance without an external dependency on the path
+  to the `i18n.php` file in this repo. **NOTE** that paths to source files will change in the next Gherkin release -
+  use the new constructor to avoid any impact.
+  by @carlos-granados in [#290](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/290)
+
+### Internal
+
+* Upgrade to phpunit 10 by @uuf6429 in [#275](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/275)
+* Remove redundant files by @uuf6429 in [#278](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/278)
+* Update documentation by @uuf6429 in [#274](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/274)
+* Adopt PHP CS Fixer and apply code styles by @uuf6429 in [#277](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/277)
+* Add PHPStan and improve / fix docblock annotations and type-safety within methods to achieve level 5 by
+  @uuf6429 in [#276](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/276), [#281](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/281),
+  [#282](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/282), and [#287](https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/pull/287)
+
 # [4.11.0] - 2024-12-06
 
 ### Changed
@@ -420,4 +444,5 @@ This project follows the [Behat release and version support policies]
 - 47 brand new translations (see i18n)
 - Full test suite for everything from AST nodes to translations
 
+[4.12.0]: https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/compare/v4.11.0...v4.12.0
 [4.11.0]: https://github.com/Behat/Gherkin/compare/v4.10.0...v4.11.0
diff --git a/src/Keywords/CachedArrayKeywords.php b/src/Keywords/CachedArrayKeywords.php
index 71220132..f01670e8 100644
--- a/src/Keywords/CachedArrayKeywords.php
+++ b/src/Keywords/CachedArrayKeywords.php
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
  */
 class CachedArrayKeywords extends ArrayKeywords
 {
+    public static function withDefaultKeywords(): self
+    {
+        return new self(__DIR__ . '/../../i18n.php');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Initializes holder with file.
      *
@@ -26,6 +31,6 @@ class CachedArrayKeywords extends ArrayKeywords
      */
     public function __construct($file)
     {
-        parent::__construct(include $file);
+        parent::__construct(require $file);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Keywords/CachedArrayKeywordsTest.php b/tests/Keywords/CachedArrayKeywordsTest.php
index 1fa75d36..4b37e6e4 100644
--- a/tests/Keywords/CachedArrayKeywordsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Keywords/CachedArrayKeywordsTest.php
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ class CachedArrayKeywordsTest extends KeywordsTestCase
 {
     protected function getKeywords()
     {
-        return new CachedArrayKeywords(__DIR__ . '/../../i18n.php');
+        // Test with the default i18n file provided in this repository
+        return CachedArrayKeywords::withDefaultKeywords();
     }
 
     protected function getKeywordsArray()
     {
-        return include __DIR__ . '/../../i18n.php';
+        return require __DIR__ . '/../../i18n.php';
     }
 
     protected function getSteps($keywords, $text, &$line, $keywordType)