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+## v1.18.1
+
+### Download
+https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.1
+
+### Container Image
+`velero/velero:v1.18.1`
+
+### Documentation
+https://velero.io/docs/v1.18/
+
+### Upgrading
+https://velero.io/docs/v1.18/upgrade-to-1.18/
+
+### All Changes
+  * Fix wildcard expansion when includes is empty and excludes has wildcards (#9743, @Joeavaikath)
+  * Backporting PR #9700 and #9693, fix issue #9699, add a 2-second gap between temporary CSI VolumeSnapshotContent create and delete operations. Enhance backup deletion logic to handle tarball download failures (#9731, @priyansh17)
+  * Fix issue #9703, fix CSI PVC Backup Plugin list options to only list in installed namespace (#9708, @adam-jian-zhang)
+  * Bump external-snapshotter to v8.4.0 and migrate VolumeGroupSnapshot API from v1beta1 to v1beta2 for Kubernetes 1.34+ compatibility (#9706, @shubham-pampattiwar)
+  * Fix issue #9681, fix restores and podvolumerestores list options to only list in installed namespace (#9696, @adam-jian-zhang)
+  * Fix issue #9659, in the case that PVB/PVR/DU/DD is cancelled before the data path is really started, call EndEvent to prevent data mover pod from crashing because of delay event distribution (#9672, @Lyndon-Li)
+  * Fix issue #9626, let go for uninitialized repo under readonly mode (#9669, @Lyndon-Li)
+  * Fix issue #9460, flush buffer before data mover completes (#9610, @Lyndon-Li)
+  * Fix issue #9475, use node-selector instead of nodName for generic restore (#9609, @Lyndon-Li)
+  * Fix issue #9496, support customized host os (#9606, @Lyndon-Li)
+  * Fix issue #9343, include PV topology to data mover pod affinities (#9594, @Lyndon-Li)
+  * Fix VolumeGroupSnapshot restore failure with Ceph RBD CSI driver by creating stub VolumeGroupSnapshotContent during restore and looking up VolumeSnapshotClass by driver for credential support (#9687, @shubham-pampattiwar)
+  * Add custom action type to volume policies (#9678, @sseago)
+  * Fix issue #9666, fix node-agent node detection in multiple instances scenario (#9671, @adam-jian-zhang)
+  * Add check for file extraction from tarball. (#9661, @blackpiglet)
+  * Fix issue #9636, fix configmap lookup in non-default namespaces (#9637, @adam-jian-zhang)
+  * Optimize VSC handle readiness polling for VSS backups (#9629, @sseago)
+  * Fix DBR stuck when CSI snapshot no longer exists in cloud provider (#9604, @shubham-pampattiwar)
+  * If BIA return updateObj with SkipFromBackupAnnotation, treat it as skip the resource from backup. (#9597, @blackpiglet)
+  * Add ephemeral storage limit and request support for data mover and maintenance job (#9596, @blackpiglet)
+  * Remove wildcard check from getNamespacesToList. (#9587, @blackpiglet)
+
+
 ## v1.18
 
 ### Download
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9587-blackpiglet b/changelogs/unreleased/9587-blackpiglet
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-Remove wildcard check from getNamespacesToList.
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diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9594-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/9594-Lyndon-Li
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-Fix issue #9343, include PV topology to data mover pod affinities
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diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9596-blackpiglet b/changelogs/unreleased/9596-blackpiglet
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-Add ephemeral storage limit and request support for data mover and maintenance job
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-If BIA return updateObj with SkipFromBackupAnnotation, treat it as skip the resource from backup.
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diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9604-shubham-pampattiwar b/changelogs/unreleased/9604-shubham-pampattiwar
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-Fix DBR stuck when CSI snapshot no longer exists in cloud provider
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9606-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/9606-Lyndon-Li
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-Fix issue #9496, support customized host os
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diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9609-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/9609-Lyndon-Li
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-Fix issue #9475, use node-selector instead of nodName for generic restore
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diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9610-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/9610-Lyndon-Li
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-Fix issue #9460, flush buffer before data mover completes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9629-sseago b/changelogs/unreleased/9629-sseago
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-Optimize VSC handle readiness polling for VSS backups
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9637-adam-jian-zhang b/changelogs/unreleased/9637-adam-jian-zhang
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--- a/changelogs/unreleased/9637-adam-jian-zhang
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-Fix issue #9636, fix configmap lookup in non-default namespaces
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9661-blackpiglet b/changelogs/unreleased/9661-blackpiglet
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-Add check for file extraction from tarball.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9669-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/9669-Lyndon-Li
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-Fix issue #9626, let go for uninitialized repo under readonly mode
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diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9671-adam-jian-zhang b/changelogs/unreleased/9671-adam-jian-zhang
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-Fix issue #9666, fix node-agent node detection in multiple instances scenario
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9672-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/9672-Lyndon-Li
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-Fix issue #9659, in the case that PVB/PVR/DU/DD is cancelled before the data path is really started, call EndEvent to prevent data mover pod from crashing because of delay event distribution
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9678-sseago b/changelogs/unreleased/9678-sseago
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-Add custom action type to volume policies
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9687-shubham-pampattiwar b/changelogs/unreleased/9687-shubham-pampattiwar
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-Fix VolumeGroupSnapshot restore failure with Ceph RBD CSI driver by creating stub VolumeGroupSnapshotContent during restore and looking up VolumeSnapshotClass by driver for credential support
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9696-adam-jian-zhang b/changelogs/unreleased/9696-adam-jian-zhang
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-Fix issue #9681, fix restores and podvolumerestores list options to only list in installed namespace
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9706-shubham-pampattiwar b/changelogs/unreleased/9706-shubham-pampattiwar
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-Bump external-snapshotter to v8.4.0 and migrate VolumeGroupSnapshot API from v1beta1 to v1beta2 for Kubernetes 1.34+ compatibility
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9708-adam-jian-zhang b/changelogs/unreleased/9708-adam-jian-zhang
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-Fix issue #9703, fix CSI PVC Backup Plugin list options to only list in installed namespace
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9731-priyansh17 b/changelogs/unreleased/9731-priyansh17
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-Backporting PR #9700 and #9693
-Fix issue #9699, add a 2-second gap between temporary CSI VolumeSnapshotContent create and delete operations
-Enhance backup deletion logic to handle tarball download failures
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9743-Joeavaikath b/changelogs/unreleased/9743-Joeavaikath
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-Fix wildcard expansion when includes is empty and excludes has wildcards