Pre-steps for release : 6.2.18.Final

Author: Hibernate-CI

changelog.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ Hibernate 6 Changelog
 
 Note: Please refer to JIRA to learn more about each issue.
 
+Changes in 6.2.18.Final (January 05, 2024)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+https://hibernate.atlassian.net/projects/HHH/versions/32230
+
+** Bug
+    * [HHH-17606] - Cannot resolve path of nested generic mapped-superclass joins
+    * [HHH-17380] - Persisting an entity with a non generated id and @MapsId throws PropertyValueException
+    * [HHH-16935] - Hibernate cdi extension Regression introduced by HHH-16096
+    * [HHH-16881] - Envers RevisionListener is not created when Hibernate CDI Extensions are enabled
+
+
 Changes in 6.2.17.Final (December 19, 2023)
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gradle/version.properties

@@ -1 +1 @@
-hibernateVersion=6.2.18-SNAPSHOT
+hibernateVersion=6.2.18.Final