v18.11.0

What's Changed

• Add vs18.10 to merge-flow config; retire vs18.7 by @AlesProkop in #14563
• Bump main to 18.11.0 after vs18.10 snap by @AlesProkop in #14564
• Phase out ChangeWaves 17.10, 17.12, 17.14 and 18.3 by @JanProvaznik in #14551
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14572
• Default XML tasks to prohibit DTDs and improve DTD error diagnostics by @VolPlita in #14285
• Don't log TaskAssemblyLocationMismatch for task-host-routed tasks by @JanProvaznik in #14550
• Scope MSBuild server and coordinator resource names to the current user by @JanProvaznik in #14543
• Promote MSBuild server out of Experimental namespace (#12099) by @JanProvaznik in #13964
• Fix builds by adding missing using by @rainersigwald in #14587
• Add event-level task telemetry (build/tasks/details) by @jankratochvilcz in #13609
• Migrate ResolveCodeAnalysisRuleSet to multithreaded execution by @jankratochvilcz in #13636
• Use <inheritdoc /> for TaskEnvironment in ResolveCodeAnalysisRuleSet by @jankratochvilcz in #14589
• Add aliases for configuration and test parameters in build scripts by @AR-May in #14591
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14617
• Emit assemblyName payload for FallbackAssemblyLoad EventSource events by @AR-May in #14014
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli from 0.83.3 to 0.84.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #14611
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup from 0.83.3 to 0.84.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #14610
• Migrate GetAssembliesMetadata to multithreaded execution by @jankratochvilcz in #13637
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14619
• Fix concurrent BuildCheck callback mutation by @YuliiaKovalova in #14590
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14612
• Make experimental VS insertion reviewers configurable by @rainersigwald in #14632
• Fix NullReferenceException reporting file accesses for detoured nodes by @dfederm in #14602
• Scope .NET TaskHost handshake leniency to architecture by @JanProvaznik in #14579
• Ensure MSBuild.csproj is included for Release|ARM64 by @KirillOsenkov in #14622
• Declare the Sdk element in Microsoft.Build.Core.xsd by @ViktorHofer with @Copilot in #14637
• Call out MSBUILD_LOGGING_ARGS by @rainersigwald in #14641
• [Spec] Define MSBuild server child-process ownership by @JanProvaznik in #14508
• Pre-buffer TaskHost packet bodies before deserialization by @AR-May in #14505
• Expose item glob patterns via MSBuildProvideItemGlobs by @drewnoakes in #14389
• Avoid republishing coverage artifacts on CI retries by @JanProvaznik in #14423
• Make the resolved change wave part of the node handshake by @JanProvaznik with @Copilot in #14557
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup from 0.84.1 to 0.86.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #14665
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli from 0.84.1 to 0.86.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #14664
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14672
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14677
• Give each transient MSBuild Server its own identity by @JanProvaznik in #14647
• Don't discard the XML cache after restore when it reloads from disk by @ViktorHofer in #14558
• Add TarDirectory and Untar tasks for creating and extracting tar archives by @ViktorHofer with @Copilot in #14451
• Add Directory.Parse.config to skip unknown attributes/elements during parsing by @benwitmanmsft in #14588
• Revert branch freeze PowerShell automation by @AlesProkop in #14692
• Fix MT switch by @AR-May in #14682
• Document multi-request target crosstalk by @rainersigwald in #14403
• [main] Source code updates from dotnet/dotnet by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14698
• Keep project active through post-build telemetry by @AR-May in #14679
• Make eng/build.sh portable (don't hardcode /bin/bash) by @ViktorHofer in #14707
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14709
• Drop stale secret group by @rainersigwald in #14710
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14713
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup from 0.86.1 to 0.86.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #14712
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli from 0.86.1 to 0.86.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #14711
• Update release checklist and documentation sync steps for Change Waves by @AR-May in #14702
• Release checklist: fix Phase 5 based on the 18.9 release by @ViktorHofer in #14685
• Remove SBOM generation step from build jobs by @ViktorHofer in #14717
• Promote typed parameter diagnostics to warnings by @OvesN in #14706
• Make telemetry initialization and disposal best-effort so it can never fail a build by @AlesProkop with @Copilot in #14554
• Accept uppercase MSBUILDDEBUGENGINE on Unix by @rainersigwald with @Copilot in #14708
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs18.10' => 'main' by @github-actions[bot] in #14715
• Remove obsolete Publish-Build-Assets variable group import by @missymessa in #14736
• Add Orchard Core command-line evaluation benchmark by @OvesN in #14634
• Optimize FileMatcher wildcard enumeration by @JeremyKuhne in #14663
• Fix argument forwarding and stage logging in eng/build.ps1 by @ViktorHofer in #14767
• Enable SAC group config for MSBuild.exe.config in VS by @pieandcakes in #14739
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14781
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup from 0.86.2 to 0.87.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #14796
• Bump github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli from 0.86.2 to 0.87.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #14797
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14807
• Remove inter-branch merge flow infrastructure by @ViktorHofer with @Copilot in #14786
• Harden MT migration skill with defect classes found in a 150-task migration by @ViktorHofer in #14795
• Remove stale BundledVersion.props update by @rainersigwald in #14766
• Surface critical graph build exceptions instead of hanging by @AlesProkop in #14461
• Isolate DebugUtils dump-file test to prevent cross-assembly race by @JeremyKuhne with @Copilot in #14741
• Improve ComReferenceWalker test diagnostics by @rainersigwald in #14773
• Localized file check-in by OneLocBuild Task: Build definition ID 9434: Build ID 15072912 by @dotnet-oneloc-localization[bot] in #14814
• Add focused evaluation performance benchmarks by @DustinCampbell in #14660
• Improve MSBuild expansion performance by @DustinCampbell in #14697
• Expand built-in metadata references in the task host by @JanProvaznik in #14770
• Correct MT routing docs and add analyzer rules for mismatched declarations by @ViktorHofer in #14809
• Harden typed task parameter infrastructure by @OvesN in #14819
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14835
• [vs18.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14894
• [vs18.11] Point VS insertion and OptProf at rel/insiders by @AR-May in #14921
• [vs18.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #14944
• [vs18.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #15017
• [vs18.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #15079
• [vs18.11] Fix excludes with lexical include roots by @github-actions[bot] in #15147
• [vs18.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #15198
• [vs18.11] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #15245
• [vs18.11] Publish release packages as an additional pipeline artifact by @JanProvaznik in #15261

New Contributors

• @benwitmanmsft made their first contribution in #14588
• @missymessa made their first contribution in #14736

Full Changelog: v18.10.1...v18.11.0