Fatal Error in cPanel Licensing Addon Module

Symptom

After updating to WHMCS 8.12.0, users of the cPanel Licensing addon module may encounter an Oops! error when accessing the module in the WHMCS Admin Area, and when running the system cron tasks (the cron.php script):

Whoops\Exception\ErrorException: Cannot make static method WHMCS\Module\Addon\Setting::getValue() non static in class WHMCS\Module\Addon\Cpanel\Licensing\Settings\AbstractSetting in unknown:0

Hotfix

We have created a hotfix for WHMCS 8.12.0 to correct the issue. You can download it at:

https://whmcs.community/files/file/205-fatal-error-in-cpanel-licensing-addon-module/ 

Workaround

Remove the /modules/addons/cpanellicensing/hooks.php file from your WHMCS installation's files.