[ANNOUNCE] Apache NiFi 1.18.0 release

[Joe Witt <jo...@apache.org>]

Hello

The Apache NiFi team would like to announce the release of Apache NiFi 1.18.0.

Apache NiFi is an easy to use, powerful, and reliable system to
process and distribute
data.  Apache NiFi was made for dataflow.  It supports highly
configurable directed graphs
of data routing, transformation, and system mediation logic.

More details on Apache NiFi can be found here:
https://nifi.apache.org/

The release artifacts can be downloaded from here:
https://nifi.apache.org/download.html

Maven artifacts have been made available and mirrored as per normal
ASF artifact processes.

Issues closed/resolved for this list can be found here:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12316020&version=12352150

Release note highlights can be found here:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NIFI/Release+Notes#ReleaseNotes-Version1.18.0

Thank you
The Apache NiFi team