🎈 Release

Preparation for 12.9.0 release.

Comparison to 12.8.0: sdformat12_12.8.0...sdf12

Checklist

• Asked team if this is a good time for a release
• There are no changes to be ported from the previous major version
• No PRs targeted at this major version are close to getting in
• Bumped minor for new features, patch for bug fixes
• Updated changelog
• Updated migration guide (as needed)
• Link to PR updating dependency versions in appropriate repository in gazebo-release (as needed):

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