Merge branch '2.18'

Author: cowtowncoder

.github/workflows/dep_build_v2.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@99b8673ff64fbf99d8d325f52d9a5bdedb8483e9 # v4.2.1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@6a0805fcefea3d4657a47ac4c165951e33482018 # v4.2.2
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}

.github/workflows/dep_build_v3.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ref: master
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@99b8673ff64fbf99d8d325f52d9a5bdedb8483e9 # v4.2.1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@6a0805fcefea3d4657a47ac4c165951e33482018 # v4.2.2
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@99b8673ff64fbf99d8d325f52d9a5bdedb8483e9 # v4.2.1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@6a0805fcefea3d4657a47ac4c165951e33482018 # v4.2.2
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Modules:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.18.0 (not yet released)
+2.18.0 (26-Sep-2024)
 
 #162: Add support for deserializing Java Records
  (contributed by Tomasz G)