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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to stateless-validator are recorded here, newest first.
 Entries are generated by the release flow from merged PR titles; edit an
 entry in its release candidate or settle PR if the wording needs work.
 
-## v2.0.18
+## v2.0.18 (2026-09-09)
 
 ### Refactoring
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ entry in its release candidate or settle PR if the wording needs work.
 
 ### CI
 
+- attach the release binaries to the GitHub Release (release-v2.0.18) ([#209](https://github.com/megaeth-labs/stateless-validator/pull/209))
 - claude: mint the app token with the client id ([#203](https://github.com/megaeth-labs/stateless-validator/pull/203))
 - adopt the shared release flow (candidate / settle / publish) ([#201](https://github.com/megaeth-labs/stateless-validator/pull/201))