diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index e2d9ea7c..8144fdd2 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       "displayName": "MSVC",
       "description": "Configure and generate MSVC project files for all configurations",
       "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/builds/${presetName}",
-      "generator": "Visual Studio 17 2022",
+      "generator": "Visual Studio 18 2026",
       "cacheVariables": {
         "CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS": {
           "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 4b080b9c..ae4abf38 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Changes in 1.2.10
+
+* [param-hovered.h](include/clap/ext/draft/param-hovered.h): new extension to tell the host when a parameter is mouse hovered within the plugin's GUI.
+* [params.h](include/clap/ext/params.h): clarify `CLAP_PARAM_IS_BYPASS`.
+
 # Changes in 1.2.9
 
 * [param-origin.h](include/clap/ext/draft/param-origin.h): new extension to provides an optional value per parameter that lets the host draw a visual indication for the parameter's origin
diff --git a/include/clap/all.h b/include/clap/all.h
index 398a2066..a1063f96 100644
--- a/include/clap/all.h
+++ b/include/clap/all.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "ext/draft/mini-curve-display.h"
 #include "ext/draft/octave-number.h"
 #include "ext/draft/params-origin.h"
+#include "ext/draft/param-hovered.h"
 #include "ext/draft/project-location.h"
 #include "ext/draft/resource-directory.h"
 #include "ext/draft/scratch-memory.h"
diff --git a/include/clap/ext/draft/background-state-context.h b/include/clap/ext/draft/background-state-context.h
index e76dae04..96e02492 100644
--- a/include/clap/ext/draft/background-state-context.h
+++ b/include/clap/ext/draft/background-state-context.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /// Some plugin needs to perform complex computation or even I/O during state loading or saving and
 /// this blocks the main thread.
 ///
-/// This extension is here to offer an alternative way to load or save the plugin plugin from a
+/// This extension is here to offer an alternative way to load or save the plugin from a
 /// background thread, to keep the main-thread running.
 ///
 /// Background save and load must not be concurrent to main-thread save and load.
diff --git a/include/clap/ext/draft/param-hovered.h b/include/clap/ext/draft/param-hovered.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a863d47b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/clap/ext/draft/param-hovered.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../../plugin.h"
+
+// This extension lets a plugin report to the host the parameter's clap_id of its last hovered UI
+// control and whether it is currently hovered (usually hovered by pointer device).
+
+static CLAP_CONSTEXPR const char CLAP_EXT_PARAM_HOVERED[] = "clap.param-hovered/1";
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef struct clap_host_param_hovered {
+   // Plugin informs the host about a new hover state.
+   //
+   // Should be called whenever the hovered UI control's parameter ID changes or when it changes
+   // from hovered to not being hovered.
+   //
+   // Only one parameter can be hovered at a time. Use CLAP_INVALID_ID as param_id if no parameter
+   // is hovered.
+   //
+   // [main-thread]
+   void(CLAP_ABI *update)(const clap_host_t *host, clap_id hovered_param_id);
+} clap_host_param_hovered_t;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/include/clap/ext/params.h b/include/clap/ext/params.h
index 2f857696..08800bb8 100644
--- a/include/clap/ext/params.h
+++ b/include/clap/ext/params.h
@@ -147,8 +147,12 @@ enum {
 
    // This parameter is used to merge the plugin and host bypass button.
    // It implies that the parameter is stepped.
+   // Only zero or one bypass parameter is allowed per plugin.
    // min: 0 -> bypass off
    // max: 1 -> bypass on
+   // The value of this parameter should not influence whether the host calls plugin->process() or
+   // not. If a plugin wants to save CPU cycles during bypass, the plugin will implement that in its
+   // process() routine, possibly returning CLAP_PROCESS_SLEEP at some point.
    CLAP_PARAM_IS_BYPASS = 1 << 4,
 
    // When set:
diff --git a/include/clap/version.h b/include/clap/version.h
index fddd7d7d..cfba5553 100644
--- a/include/clap/version.h
+++ b/include/clap/version.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ typedef struct clap_version {
 
 #define CLAP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CLAP_VERSION_MINOR 2
-#define CLAP_VERSION_REVISION 9
+#define CLAP_VERSION_REVISION 10
 
 #define CLAP_VERSION_INIT                                                                          \
    { (uint32_t)CLAP_VERSION_MAJOR, (uint32_t)CLAP_VERSION_MINOR, (uint32_t)CLAP_VERSION_REVISION }