fix(deps): update dependency graphql to v16.12.0

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Change	Age	Confidence
graphql	16.11.0 -> 16.12.0

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Release Notes

graphql/graphql-js (graphql)

v16.12.0: 16.12.0

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v16.12.0 (2025-11-01)

New Feature 🚀

• #​4482 Implement changes for executable descriptions (@​JoviDeCroock)
• #​4493 Backport schema coordinates (@​JoviDeCroock)

Bug Fix 🐞

• #​4392 Catch unhandled exception in abstract resolution (@​JoviDeCroock)

Docs 📝

28 PRs were merged

• #​4374 docs: testing graphQL servers (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4376 docs: type generation for graphql servers (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4380 docs: add guides for custom scalars (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4381 docs: anatomy of a resolver (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4382 docs: understanding graphql errors (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4383 docs: N+1 problem and DataLoader (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4391 docs: cursor-based pagination guide (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4393 docs: add page on abstract types (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4394 docs: editorial on abstract types page (@​benjie)
• #​4395 docs: editorial for recent documentation updates (@​benjie)
• #​4396 docs: add page on authorization strategies (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4398 docs: update "going to production" guide (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4399 Update mutations-and-input-types.mdx (@​roman-lakhnov)
• #​4400 Remove CJS from docs (@​JoviDeCroock)
• #​4401 docs: add guide on directives (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4402 docs: add guide for operation complexity controls (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4405 docs: add guide on nullability (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4406 docs: add guide on subscriptions (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4411 docs: add guide on caching strategies (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4414 docs: guide on scaling your API (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4416 Editorial for #​4405 (nullability) (@​benjie)
• #​4417 Indicate that field arguments should always be preferred over directives (@​benjie)
• #​4418 docs: trusted documents (@​benjie)
• #​4419 docs: cleanup and fixes (@​sarahxsanders)
• #​4436 Suggestions for federation links (@​Urigo)
• #​4444 Fix navigation (@​JoviDeCroock)
• #​4452 fix(docs/mutations-and-input-types.mdx): root being inside of SDL (@​alesculek)
• #​4473 docs: remove fourth permutation of the visit API (@​janmeier)

Polish 💅

• #​4453 Remove oneof validation from values of correct type (@​JoviDeCroock)

Internal 🏠

3 PRs were merged

• #​4390 Add the version support policy (@​benjie)
• #​4412 internal: use empty merge commit to clean up git diff from 16.x.x (@​yaacovCR)
• #​4479 updated location of ModelSim gitignore file (@​magicmark)

Committers: 9

• Aleš Culek(@​alesculek)
• Benjie(@​benjie)
• Jan Aagaard Meier(@​janmeier)
• Jovi De Croock(@​JoviDeCroock)
• Mark Larah(@​magicmark)
• null(@​roman-lakhnov)
• Sarah Sanders(@​sarahxsanders)
• Uri Goldshtein(@​Urigo)
• Yaacov Rydzinski (@​yaacovCR)

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