v5.18.6

Release v5.18.6

What's Changed

• [5.18] Bumping version from 5.18.4 to 5.18.5 by @liranmauda in #9055
• [Backport into 5.18] fix diagnose connections by @alphaprinz in #9050
• [Backport into 5.18] NC | LIFECYLE | GPFS | add external binary directory and --allow-scan… by @liranmauda in #9064
• [Backport into 5.18] Bumping deps to avoid CVE (10/06/2025) by @liranmauda in #9077
• [Backport into 5.18] Noobaa LONG QUERY causing timeouts on endpoints by @liranmauda in #9093
• [Backport 5.18] PR 9043 - add support for uls deletion by @tangledbytes in #9087
• Backports to 5.18.6 | NC by @romayalon in #9101
• [5.18] Bumping version from 5.18.5 to 5.18.6 by @liranmauda in #9104
• [Backport into 5.18] pr 9111, dfs 2834 by @alphaprinz in #9116

Full Changelog: v5.18.4...v5.18.6