diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ignore_212.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ignore_212.yml
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+minor_changes:
+- sanity tests - add ignore.txt for 2.12 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/527).
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
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+plugins/modules/route53.py validate-modules:parameter-state-invalid-choice
+tests/utils/shippable/check_matrix.py replace-urlopen
+tests/utils/shippable/timing.py shebang
+plugins/modules/cloudfront_info.py pylint:unnecessary-comprehension # Should be an easy fix, but testing is a challenge - test are broken and aliases require a wildcard cert in ACM
+plugins/modules/iam.py pylint:unnecessary-comprehension # iam.py is boto2 so any refactoring can get complex, also it does not have tests