Create v1.18.0-rc release candidate.

Author: bkemper24

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
 # Change Log
 
+## 1.18.0 - 2026-06-23
+
+- Add Python 3.14 support
+- Update TK subsystem
+
 ## 1.17.2 - 2026-04-28
 
 - miscellaneous updates for Pandas 3 changes

doc/source/whatsnew.rst

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ What’s New
 
 This document outlines features and improvements from each release.
 
+1.18.0 (June 23, 2026)
+----------------------
+
+-  Add Python 3.14 support
+-  Update TK subsystem
+
 1.17.2 (April 28, 2026)
 -----------------------
 

setup.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def get_file(fname):
 setup(
     zip_safe=False,
     name='swat',
-    version='1.17.3-dev',
+    version='1.18.0',
     description='SAS Scripting Wrapper for Analytics Transfer (SWAT)',
     long_description=get_file('README.md'),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',

swat/__init__.py

@@ -93,5 +93,5 @@
 # SAS Formatter
 from .formatter import SASFormatter    # noqa: E402
 
-__version__ = '1.17.3-dev'
+__version__ = '1.18.0'
 __tk_version__ = None