diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17fc0ed7..41432396 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Release Notes
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/laravel/laravel/compare/v12.11.2...12.x)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/laravel/laravel/compare/v12.12.0...12.x)
+
+## [v12.12.0](https://github.com/laravel/laravel/compare/v12.11.2...v12.12.0) - 2026-03-09
+
+* Update phpunit version to ^11.5.50 to address CVE by [@PerryvanderMeer](https://github.com/PerryvanderMeer) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6746
+* [12.x] Add `APP_NAME` fallback in mail config by [@apoorvdarshan](https://github.com/apoorvdarshan) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6755
+* [12.x] Neutralize DB_URL in default phpunit.xml by [@Husseinadq](https://github.com/Husseinadq) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6761
 
 ## [v12.11.2](https://github.com/laravel/laravel/compare/v12.11.1...v12.11.2) - 2026-01-19
 
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index cfe07abc..f6ba1d2e 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 // use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
+use Database\Factories\UserFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\Fillable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\Hidden;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 #[Hidden(['password', 'remember_token'])]
 class User extends Authenticatable
 {
-    /** @use HasFactory<\Database\Factories\UserFactory> */
+    /** @use HasFactory<UserFactory> */
     use HasFactory, Notifiable;
 
     /**
diff --git a/bootstrap/providers.php b/bootstrap/providers.php
index 38b258d1..fc94ae60 100644
--- a/bootstrap/providers.php
+++ b/bootstrap/providers.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Providers\AppServiceProvider;
+
 return [
-    App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::class,
+    AppServiceProvider::class,
 ];
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 7d1eb0de..d7568ff1 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Models\User;
+
 return [
 
     /*
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ return [
     'providers' => [
         'users' => [
             'driver' => 'eloquent',
-            'model' => env('AUTH_MODEL', App\Models\User::class),
+            'model' => env('AUTH_MODEL', User::class),
         ],
 
         // 'users' => [
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index df933e7f..64709ce5 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Pdo\Mysql;
 
 return [
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ return [
             'strict' => true,
             'engine' => null,
             'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
-                (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80500 ? \Pdo\Mysql::ATTR_SSL_CA : \PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA) => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
+                (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80500 ? Mysql::ATTR_SSL_CA : PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA) => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
             ]) : [],
         ],
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ return [
             'strict' => true,
             'engine' => null,
             'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
-                (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80500 ? \Pdo\Mysql::ATTR_SSL_CA : \PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA) => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
+                (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80500 ? Mysql::ATTR_SSL_CA : PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA) => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
             ]) : [],
         ],
 
diff --git a/database/factories/UserFactory.php b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
index 584104c9..c4ceb074 100644
--- a/database/factories/UserFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace Database\Factories;
 
+use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 /**
- * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\User>
+ * @extends Factory<User>
  */
 class UserFactory extends Factory
 {
diff --git a/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000002_create_jobs_table.php b/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000002_create_jobs_table.php
index 425e7058..967fbf5e 100644
--- a/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000002_create_jobs_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000002_create_jobs_table.php
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ return new class extends Migration
     {
         Schema::create('jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->id();
-            $table->string('queue')->index();
+            $table->string('queue');
             $table->longText('payload');
             $table->unsignedTinyInteger('attempts');
             $table->unsignedInteger('reserved_at')->nullable();
             $table->unsignedInteger('available_at');
             $table->unsignedInteger('created_at');
+
+            $table->index(['queue', 'reserved_at', 'available_at']);
         });
 
         Schema::create('job_batches', function (Blueprint $table) {
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index d7032415..e7f0a48d 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         <env name="CACHE_STORE" value="array"/>
         <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="sqlite"/>
         <env name="DB_DATABASE" value=":memory:"/>
+        <env name="DB_URL" value=""/>
         <env name="MAIL_MAILER" value="array"/>
         <env name="QUEUE_CONNECTION" value="sync"/>
         <env name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>