Update main version for release

Author: karthiknadig

build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ extends:
             project: 'Monaco'
             definition: 593
             buildVersionToDownload: 'latestFromBranch'
-            branchName: 'refs/heads/release/2024.14'
+            branchName: 'refs/heads/release/2024.18'
             targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/python-env-tools/bin'
             artifactName: 'bin-$(vsceTarget)'
             itemPattern: |

package-lock.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "python",
     "displayName": "Python",
     "description": "Python language support with extension access points for IntelliSense (Pylance), Debugging (Python Debugger), linting, formatting, refactoring, unit tests, and more.",
-    "version": "2024.17.0-dev",
+    "version": "2024.18.0-rc",
     "featureFlags": {
         "usingNewInterpreterStorage": true
     },