(parquet-site) 01/01: Add release page for 1.18.1

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commit 8a8006972ee3188667f675e58d0bef4e4249dfc4
Author: Fokko Driesprong <fo...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Fri Sep 4 13:40:57 2026 +0200

    Add release page for 1.18.1
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+---
+title: "1.18.1"
+date: 2026-08-04
+description: >
+---
+
+The [latest version of parquet-java is 1.18.1](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/parquet/apache-parquet-1.18.1/apache-parquet-1.18.1.tar.gz).
+
+For the changes, please check out the [Release on Github](https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/releases/tag/apache-parquet-1.18.1).
+
+To [check the validity](https://www.apache.org/info/verification.html) of this release, use its:
+
+*   [Release manager OpenPGP key](https://downloads.apache.org/iceberg/KEYS)
+*   [OpenPGP signature](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/parquet/apache-parquet-1.18.1/apache-parquet-1.18.1.tar.gz.asc)
+*   [SHA-512](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/parquet/apache-parquet-1.18.1/apache-parquet-1.18.1.tar.gz.sha512)
+
+The [latest version of parquet-java on the previous minor branch is 1.17.1](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/parquet/apache-parquet-1.17.1/apache-parquet-1.17.1.tar.gz).
+
+To [check the validity](https://www.apache.org/info/verification.html) of this release, use its:
+
+*   [Release manager OpenPGP key](https://downloads.apache.org/iceberg/KEYS)
+*   [OpenPGP signature](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/parquet/apache-parquet-1.17.1/apache-parquet-1.17.1.tar.gz.asc)
+*   [SHA-512](https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/parquet/apache-parquet-1.17.1/apache-parquet-1.17.1.tar.gz.sha512)
+
+### Downloading from the Maven central repository
+
+The Parquet team publishes its [releases to Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.apache.parquet).
+
+Add the following dependency section to your pom.xml:
+```
+    <dependencies>
+    ...
+       <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
+          <artifactId>parquet-avro</artifactId>
+          <version>1.18.1</version> <!-- or latest version -->
+       </dependency>
+    ...
+    </dependencies>
+```
+
+### Older Releases
+
+Older releases can be found in the Archives of the Apache Software Foundation: [https://archive.apache.org/dist/parquet/](https://archive.apache.org/dist/parquet/)