chore(main): release 1.18.0 (#1000)

release-please[bot] · web-flow · commit 81ca4d713c18 · 2025-08-12T17:15:29.000-07:00
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 # Changelog
 
+## [1.18.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-go-connector/compare/v1.17.3...v1.18.0) (2025-08-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Configure the connector with Google Auth Credentials. ([#997](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-go-connector/issues/997)) ([594e083](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-go-connector/commit/594e0834437e9541d61d10d7b137ae3d6d5210e5))
+
 ## [1.17.3](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-go-connector/compare/v1.17.2...v1.17.3) (2025-07-10)
 
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.17.3
+1.18.0
