Merge branch '2.18' into 2.19

Author: cowtowncoder

release-notes/VERSION

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ No changes since 2.19.0
   * 6.x: 6.2.3 -> 6.2.33
 - H2 test dependency to 2.3.232 (from 1.3.156)
 
+2.18.5 (27-Oct-2025)
 2.18.4 (06-May-2025)
 2.18.3 (28-Feb-2025)
 2.18.2 (27-Nov-2024)