diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/8.2.0-release-notes.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/8.2.0-release-notes.adoc
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--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/8.2.0-release-notes.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/8.2.0-release-notes.adoc
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ For an example of using custom elements with block-level and inline-level compon
 
 // CCFR here.
 
+=== Tooltips on toolbar buttons sometimes remained visible if the button icon was updated while hovered
+// #TINY-12289
+
+Previously, button tooltips were not always dismissed correctly when icons were updated, because the element handling hover events was being replaced and the `mouseout` event never fired. This caused tooltips to remain visible after clicking a button, creating a confusing UI experience.
+
+{productname} {release-version} addresses this issue by adjusting the icon rendering logic so hover and tooltip behavior are attached to the button itself rather than the icon element. As a result, when the `setIcon` API updates icons, it no longer interferes with mouse events.
+
 ===  Some elements would be given an extra newline by the serializer when indented
 // #TINY-12857