Merge pull request #1713 from wallrj/release-cert-manager-v1.18.0-2

Final changes for the v1.18.0 release

Author: cert-manager-prow[bot]

content/docs/releases/release-notes/release-notes-1.18.md

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ description: 'cert-manager release notes: cert-manager 1.18'
 
 cert-manager is the easiest way to automatically manage certificates in Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters.
 
+cert-manager 1.18 introduces several new features and breaking changes.
+Highlights include support for ACME certificate profiles,
+a new default for `Certificate.Spec.PrivateKey.RotationPolicy` now set to `Always` (breaking change), and
+the default `Certificate.Spec.RevisionHistoryLimit` now set to `1` (potentially breaking).
+Be sure to review all new features and changes below, and read the full release notes carefully before upgrading.
+
 ## Major Themes
 
 ### ACME Certificate Profiles
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ And finally, thanks to the cert-manager steering committee for their feedback in
 
 ## `v1.18.0`
 
-Changes since `v1.17.0`:
+Changes since `v1.17.2`:
 
 ### Feature
 
@@ -177,4 +183,6 @@ Changes since `v1.17.0`:
 - Promote the `AdditionalCertificateOutputFormats` feature to GA, making additional formats always enabled. ([`#7744`](https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7744), [`@erikgb`](https://github.com/erikgb))
 - Remove deprecated feature gate `ValidateCAA`. Setting this feature gate is now a no-op which does nothing but print a warning log line ([`#7553`](https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7553), [`@SgtCoDFish`](https://github.com/SgtCoDFish))
 - Upgrade `golang.org/x/net` fixing `CVE-2025-22870`. ([`#7619`](https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7619), [`@depandabot[bot]`](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Update kind images to include the Kubernetes 1.33 node image ([`#7787`](https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7787), [`@wallrj`](https://github.com/wallrj))
+- Upgrade Go to `v1.24.4` ([`#7785`](https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7785), [`@wallrj`](https://github.com/wallrj))
 - Use `slices.Contains` to simplify code ([`#7753`](https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7753), [`@cuinix`](https://github.com/cuinix))

content/docs/variables.json

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "cert_manager_latest_version": "v1.17.2"
+  "cert_manager_latest_version": "v1.18.0"
 }