Patch version of 2.18, released 06-May-2025.

Following fixes are included in this patch release.

• #5049: Duplicate creator property "b" (index 0 vs 1) on simple java record
• #4628: @JsonIgnore and @JsonProperty.access=READ_ONLY on Record property ignored for deserialization

• ion-java dependency to 1.11.10 (from 1.11.9)

• #584: Missing JsonToken.END_OBJECT for nested Protobuf Objects

• #291: InstantDeserializer fails to parse negative numeric timestamp strings for pre-1970 values

• #160: Cannot serialize org.joda.time.Days
• #162: Cannot serialize org.joda.time.Hours/Minutes/Seconds/Months/Years/Weeks

• #923: Fixed a problem where the result of processing hasRequiredMarker by a KotlinModule would also apply to classes defined in Java when NullToEmptyCollection or NullToEmptyMap was enabled. ed