Merge branch '2.18'

README.md

@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ Note that using `lateinit` or `Delegates.notNull()` will ensure that the value i
     * `kotlin.Metadata` annotations may be stripped, preventing deserialization. Add a proguard rule to keep the `kotlin.Metadata` class: `-keep class kotlin.Metadata { *; }`
     * If you're getting `java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError`, you may also need: `-keep class kotlin.reflect.** { *; }`
     * If you're still running into problems, you might also need to add a proguard keep rule for the specific classes you want to (de-)serialize. For example, if all your models are inside the package `com.example.models`, you could add the rule `-keep class com.example.models.** { *; }`
+    * Also, please refer to [this page](https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-docs/wiki/JacksonOnAndroid) for settings related to `jackson-databind`.
 
 # Support for Kotlin Built-in classes
 

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Co-maintainers:
   Several constructors and accessors to properties of KotlinModule.Builder that were marked as DeprecationLevel.ERROR have been removed.
   Also, the content marked as DeprecationLevel.WARNING is now DeprecationLevel.ERROR.
 
-2.17.1 (not yet released)
+2.17.1 (04-May-2024)
 
 #776: Delete Duration conversion that was no longer needed.
 #779: Errors no longer occur when processing Record types defined in Java.