v18.10.1

What's Changed

• [vs16.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #13103
• [vs17.12] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #13796
• [vs17.8] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #13902
• [vs17.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #13903
• [vs17.12] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #13909
• [vs17.12] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #13986
• Add vs18.9 to merge-flow config; retire vs18.3 by @JanProvaznik in #14214
• Bump labeler-cache-retention to use issue-labeler v2.1.0 by @jeffhandley in #14171
• Bump main to 18.10.0 after vs18.9 snap by @JanProvaznik in #14216
• Improve release skill: Phase 2 DARC rules, VMR backflow, deterministic baseline by @JanProvaznik in #14220
• Determinize release: hardcode OptProf baseline + Phase 3.2 baseline resolver by @JanProvaznik in #14222
• Serialize BuildRequestConfiguration.RequestedTargets to fix solution metaproject MSB4057 in parallel builds by @ViktorHofer in #14223
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14203
• Core support for AbsolutePath/FileInfo/DirectoryInfo and ITaskItem as task parameters by @baronfel in #13971
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14206
• Fix existence cache kind poisoning by @AlesProkop in #14249
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14226
• Don't disable the MSBuild server for /mt builds when node reuse is off by @AR-May in #14248
• Enhance expert reviewer guidelines with additional checks. by @AR-May in #14255
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14253
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14268
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14267
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup from 0.81.6 to 0.82.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #14266
• Avoid boxing the struct enumerator in PropertyDictionary.GetEnumerator() by @nareshjo in #14272
• Refresh copy marker when implementation output changes by @AlesProkop in #14231
• Send task-host build process environment as delta by @OvesN in #14126
• Add regression coverage for metadata newline preservation by @VolPlita in #14261
• Fix EmbedInBinlog items with relative paths from child projects by @huulinhnguyen-dev in #13990
• Stop requiring VersionPrefix updates in servicing - insert prerelease versions to VS by @ViktorHofer in #14277
• Fix WriteLinesToFile rewriting unchanged file when custom encoding is used by @huulinhnguyen-dev in #14146
• Enable trim/AOT analyzers for Microsoft.Build and clean up annotations by @JeremyKuhne in #14064
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.9' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #14291
• Fix MicroBuild plugin feed URL to use allowed pkgs.dev.azure.com format by @AlesProkop in #14295
• Pass ExcludeRestorePackageImports during restore to avoid redundant evaluations by @ViktorHofer with @Copilot in #14274
• [vs18.7] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #13988
• Adopt Clever Test Selection (CTS) as parallel, non-blocking PR pipeline by @jankratochvilcz in #14212
• Harden exceptions when connecting to server by @JanProvaznik in #14292
• Update MicrosoftBuildVersion in analyzer template by @github-actions[bot] in #13886
• Fix MSBuild Server client dropping build result under WaitAny race (#14172) by @JanProvaznik in #14251
• Partially revert #13660: remove NuGet RestoreTask transient TaskHost workaround by @JanProvaznik in #14297
• Disable daily AI credits guardrail for Expert Code Review workflow by @JanProvaznik with @Copilot in #14314
• Localized file check-in by OneLocBuild Task: Build definition ID 9434: Build ID 14614733 by @dotnet-bot in #14246
• Add opt-in partial (stop-after-pass) project evaluation by @ViktorHofer in #14290
• Use partial evaluation for -getProperty/-getItem without a target by @ViktorHofer in #14296
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14324
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14333
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14330
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup from 0.82.2 to 0.82.8 by @dependabot[bot] in #14328
• Restrict partial evaluation to ProjectInstance by @ViktorHofer in #14340
• Add Roslyn analyzers (MSBuildTask0006/0007) to suggest typed task parameters by @baronfel in #13972
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14348
• Localized file check-in by OneLocBuild Task: Build definition ID 9434: Build ID 14643884 by @dotnet-bot in #14342
• Revert passing ExcludeRestorePackageImports during restore (#14274) by @ViktorHofer in #14349
• Update to .NET 11 P5 SDK and Arcade main by @ViktorHofer in #14318
• Remove local fork requirement from contributing guide by @jankratochvilcz in #14350
• Log MSBuild Server lifecycle (spawn/reuse/not-used) to the build log by @JanProvaznik in #14156
• Remove NuGet restore task for internal tools by @ViktorHofer in #14352
• Use eng/common enable-internal-sources.yml for internal feeds auth by @ViktorHofer in #14353
• Default restore to true in sdk-task scripts by @ViktorHofer in #14354
• Add Roslyn analyzer (MSBuildTask0009) warning for unsupported ITaskItem type arguments by @baronfel in #13973
• Fix MSBuild coordinator deadlock for nested MSBuild processes by @DustinCampbell in #14224
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14362
• Add Dreaming workflow to curate Copilot memory weekly by @jankratochvilcz in #14357
• Fix #14364: upgrade gh-aw to v0.82.9 and repin setup by @jankratochvilcz in #14365
• Dreaming: set protected-files: allowed so the workflow can open its curation PR by @jankratochvilcz in #14369
• [Dreaming] dreaming: flag System.Reflection on hot paths in expert-reviewer checklist by @github-actions[bot] in #14372
• Skip CI build/test legs for documentation- and .github-only changes by @jankratochvilcz in #14371
• Dreaming: up to 3 atomic PRs + per-PR core-team reviewer requests by @jankratochvilcz in #14373
• [Dreaming] dreaming: agents must not resolve reviewer threads without explicit maintainer acknowledgment by @github-actions[bot] in #14382
• Dreaming: enforce reviewer intersection (discussion participant AND kitten member) by @jankratochvilcz in #14383
• Refactor bootstrapped build infrastructure by @ViktorHofer in #14361
• Remove FEATURE_LEGACY_GETFULLPATH and use Microsoft.IO.Path.GetFullPath in .NET Framework. by @teo-tsirpanis in #13769
• Bootstrap PowerShell modules in flaky test detector by @AlesProkop in #14390
• Fix official build as -officialBuild parameter is now just a property by @ViktorHofer in #14391
• Bump .NET runtime packages to 10.0.9 by @AArnott in #14343
• Support TaskEnvironment injection via task constructors by @baronfel in #14315
• Align ITaskItem binding with ValueTypeParser and flag culture-sensitive conversions by @baronfel in #13974
• Eliminate shared string resource file by @DustinCampbell in #14386
• Fix Forwarding logger issue by @AlesProkop in #14396
• Handle null task type in OutOfProc task host to avoid NullReferenceException by @JanProvaznik with @Copilot in #14007
• docs: fix outdated NuGet package link in Binary-Log.md by @JanProvaznik with @Copilot in #14412
• [vs18.6] Fix VMR validation pipeline endpoint by @JanProvaznik in #14411
• Raise def-344 quarantine scan limits so the Flaky Test fixer completes by @AlesProkop in #14421
• Run -mt VMR validation three times weekly by @JanProvaznik in #14410
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14449
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14446
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14442
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli from 0.82.9 to 0.82.13 by @dependabot[bot] in #14436
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup from 0.82.8 to 0.82.13 by @dependabot[bot] in #14437
• Bump actions/setup-node from 6.4.0 to 7.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #14438
• [vs17.8] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14439
• [vs17.12] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14447
• [vs17.14] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14445
• [Flaky Test] Quarantine 3 flaky tests by @github-actions[bot] in #14397
• [vs17.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14440
• [vs18.6] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14405
• [vs18.7] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14450
• [vs18.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14444
• [vs18.8] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14443
• [vs18.6] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14441
• Avoid duplicate flaky-test issues from stale search results by @AlesProkop in #14454
• [Fix] MSBuild Producing Different Output Paths if the Paths are Passes as Absolute or Relative by @AlesProkop in #13752
• Recompile agent workflows with gh-aw 0.82.13 by @AlesProkop in #14457
• Add analyzer for TaskEnvironment constructor injection by @jankratochvilcz in #14401
• Update TFM to net11.0 and update accompanying files by @ViktorHofer in #14455
• Bump XML cryptography packages to 10.0.10 by @AlesProkop in #14472
• [Flaky Test] Quarantine 5 flaky tests by @github-actions[bot] in #14460
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.6' => 'vs18.7' by @github-actions[bot] in #14424
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.7' => 'vs18.8' by @github-actions[bot] in #14478
• Place Framework buildTransitive target in the net10.0 asset group by @baronfel in #14469
• Add EnumeratePattern and OpenedFileOrDirectoryAttributes to FileAccessData by @dfederm in #14104
• Rewrite branch freeze automation in PowerShell by @AlesProkop in #14470
• Harden coordinator client lifecycle races by @emaf in #14240
• [vs18.6] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14483
• Grant pull-requests: write to branch freeze command workflow by @AlesProkop in #14495
• Extract DebugTrace into a standalone Framework class by @DustinCampbell in #14494
• Consolidate message code parsing and formatting into MessageParser and MessageFormatter by @DustinCampbell in #14493
• Remove orphaned neutral and English .xlf localization files by @DustinCampbell in #14491
• [Flaky Test] Quarantine 2 flaky tests by @github-actions[bot] in #14503
• Bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #14518
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup from 0.82.13 to 0.83.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #14517
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli from 0.82.13 to 0.83.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #14519
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14523
• [vs17.12] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14528
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14527
• [vs17.14] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14526
• [vs18.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14524
• [vs18.8] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14525
• [vs17.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14521
• [vs17.8] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14520
• Update expert-reviewer models: Opus 5, GPT-5.6 Sol, Gemini 3.6 Flash by @JanProvaznik in #14532
• Fix false and over-broad checks in the expert-reviewer agent by @JanProvaznik in #14533
• De-stale the release skill after #14277 removed stabilization by @JanProvaznik in #14534
• Reset process state between MSBuild server requests by @JanProvaznik with @Copilot in #14475
• [vs18.6] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14522
• Fix quoting in eng/build.sh by @omajid in #14506
• Bump .NET runtime packages to 10.0.10 by @AlesProkop in #14549
• [Flaky Test] Quarantine 1 flaky test by @github-actions[bot] in #14542
• [Flaky Test] Quarantine 2 flaky tests by @github-actions[bot] in #14553
• Enlighten ResolveKeySource for multithreaded mode by @jankratochvilcz in #13623
• [vs18.10] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14621
• [vs18.9] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14620
• [vs17.12] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14618
• [vs17.14] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14616
• [vs18.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14615
• [vs18.8] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14614
• [vs18.6] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14613
• [vs18.0] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14545
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.8' => 'vs18.9' by @github-actions[bot] in #14630
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.9' => 'vs18.10' by @github-actions[bot] in #14635
• [vs18.10] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14678
• [vs16.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14675
• [vs17.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14667
• [vs18.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14671
• [vs18.9] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14676
• [vs18.8] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14670
• [vs17.12] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14674
• [vs17.8] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14666
• [vs17.14] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14673
• [vs18.6] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14668
• [vs16.11] Drop stale AzureDevOps-Artifact-Feeds-Pats secret group by @ViktorHofer in #14718
• [vs17.11] Drop stale AzureDevOps-Artifact-Feeds-Pats secret group by @ViktorHofer in #14719
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs16.11' => 'vs17.8' by @github-actions[bot] in #14720
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs17.8' => 'vs17.11' by @github-actions[bot] in #14722
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs17.11' => 'vs17.12' by @github-actions[bot] in #14721
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs17.12' => 'vs17.14' by @github-actions[bot] in #14724
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs17.14' => 'vs18.0' by @github-actions[bot] in #14728
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.0' => 'vs18.6' by @github-actions[bot] in #14730
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.6' => 'vs18.8' by @github-actions[bot] in #14733
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.8' => 'vs18.9' by @github-actions[bot] in #14734
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.9' => 'vs18.10' by @github-actions[bot] in #14735
• [vs18.10] Remove obsolete Publish-Build-Assets variable group import by @ViktorHofer in #14752
• [vs18.10] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14808
• [vs18.10] Expand built-in metadata references in the task host by @JanProvaznik in #14823

New Contributors

• @emaf made their first contribution in #14240

Full Changelog: v18.9.6...v18.10.1