GIMP 2.8.12 released, with a lot of bug fixes! This is a bugfix release in the stable 2.8 series, no new features were added. For the list of changes please refer to the NEWS file.
Please use the torrent at http://download.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v2.8/gimp-2.8.12.tar.bz2.torrent and keep seeding it a bit, because we are currently low on mirrors. Builds for Windows and Mac will be available soon.