Merge branch '2.18' into 2.19

Author: cowtowncoder

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ No changes since 2.19.0
 #364: Deserialization of Month in ONE_BASED_MONTHS mode fails for value "12"
  (reported, fix contributed by Boleslav B)
 
-2.18.5 (not yet released)
+2.18.5 (27-Oct-2025)
 
 #372: `java.util.Optional` deserialisation fails when using `TypeFactory.defaultInstance`
   for creating `JavaType` for `Optional<?>`