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 ### React DOM
 
 * Add support for the Pointer Events specification. ([@philipp-spiess](https://github.com/philipp-spiess) in [#12507](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/12507))
-* Properly call `getDerivedFromProps()` regardless of the reason for re-rendering. ([@acdlite](https://github.com/acdlite) in [#12600](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/12600) and [#12802](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/12802))
+* Properly call `getDerivedStateFromProps()` regardless of the reason for re-rendering. ([@acdlite](https://github.com/acdlite) in [#12600](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/12600) and [#12802](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/12802))
 * Fix a bug that prevented context propagation in some cases. ([@gaearon](https://github.com/gaearon) in [#12708](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/12708))
 * Fix re-rendering of components using `forwardRef()` on a deeper `setState()`. ([@gaearon](https://github.com/gaearon) in [#12690](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/12690))
 * Fix some attributes incorrectly getting removed from custom element nodes. ([@airamrguez](https://github.com/airamrguez) in [#12702](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/12702))