external-secrets release v0.18.0

Jun 27, 2025 Security external-secrets v0.18.0

Changed

Upgrading to the v0.18.0 version. Includes breaking changes, including API version changes:
- https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v0.12.1
- https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v0.13.0
- https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v0.14.0
- https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v0.16.0
  - externalsecrets.external-secrets.io got v1alpha1 removed, promoted to v1
  - secretstores.external-secrets.io got v1alpha1 removed, promoted to v1
  - clustersecretstores.external-secrets.io got v1alpha1 removed, promoted to v1
  - clusterexternalsecrets.external-secrets.io got v1alpha1 removed, promoted to v1
- https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v0.18.0

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