Merge branch '2.19'

Author: cowtowncoder

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml

@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@ body:
       label: Search before asking
       description: |-
         Please search [issues](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/issues) to check if your issue has already been reported.
+        Check [all value class labeled issues](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22value+class%22), especially if the problem is related to a value class.
         Also, KotlinModule is only an extension of databind, so it is not an appropriate place to report problems with databind or other modules.
         Please try to ensure that the problem occurs only in Kotlin, and not regular Java objects.
       options:
         - label: "I searched in the [issues](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/issues) and found nothing similar."
           required: true
+        - label: "I have confirmed that the same problem is not reproduced if I exclude the KotlinModule."
+          required: true
         - label: "I searched in the [issues of databind](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues) and other modules used and found nothing similar."
           required: false
-        - label: "I have confirmed that the problem only occurs when using Kotlin."
+        - label: "I have confirmed that the problem does not reproduce in Java and only occurs when using Kotlin and KotlinModule."
           required: false
   - type: textarea
     id: bug-description

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Co-maintainers:
 #839: Remove useKotlinPropertyNameForGetter and unify with kotlinPropertyNameAsImplicitName.
 #835: Remove old SingletonSupport class and unified with KotlinFeature.SingletonSupport.
 
+2.18.1 (28-Oct-2024)
+
+No changes since 2.18.0
+
 2.18.0 (26-Sep-2024)
 
 #818: The implementation of the search process for the `JsonCreator` (often the primary constructor)