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page_title: "1.18.0 release notes"
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  Key updates for  Vault 1.18.0
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# Vault 1.18.0 release notes

**GA date:** 2024-10-09

@include 'release-notes/intro.mdx'

## Important changes

| Change                      | Description
| --------------------------- | -----------
| New default (1.18.0)        | [Default activity log querying period](/vault/docs/upgrading/upgrade-to-1.18.x#default-activity-log-querying-period)
| New default (1.18.0)        | [Docker image no longer contains curl](/vault/docs/upgrading/upgrade-to-1.18.x#docker-image-no-longer-contains-curl)
| Beta feature removed (1.18) | [Request limiter removed](/vault/docs/upgrading/upgrade-to-1.18.x#request-limiter-configuration-removal)

## Vault companion updates

Companion updates are Vault updates that live outside the main Vault binary.

**None**.

## Community updates

Follow the learn more links for more information, or browse the list of
[Vault tutorials updated to highlight changes for the most recent GA release](/vault/tutorials/new-release).

**None**.

## Enterprise updates

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>Release</th>
      <th style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>Update</th>
      <th style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>Description</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>

  <tr>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Adaptive overload protection
    </td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle', textAlign: 'center'}}>GA</td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Prevent client requests from overwhelming a variety of server resources
      that could lead to poor server availability.
      <br /><br />
      Learn more: <a href="/vault/docs/concepts/adaptive-overload-protection">Adaptive overload protection overview</a>
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Autopilot
    </td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle', textAlign: 'center'}}>ENHANCED</td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Overall stability improvements. 
      <br /><br />
      Learn more: <a href="/vault/docs/concepts/integrated-storage/autopilot">Autopilot overview</a>
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Client count 
    </td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle', textAlign: 'center'}}>ENHANCED</td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Improved clarity around metering and billing attribution.
      <br /><br />
      Learn more: <a href="/vault/docs/concepts/client-count/counting">Client count calculations</a>
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      PKI CMPv2
    </td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle', textAlign: 'center'}}>GA</td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Enable PKI support for automated certificate enrollment with CMPv2
      protocols for 5G networks per 3G PP standards. 
      <br /><br />
      Learn more: <a href="/vault/docs/secrets/pki/cmpv2">CMPv2 in the Vault PKI plugin</a>
    </td>
  </tr>

   <tr>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Vault UI
    </td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle', textAlign: 'center'}}>GA</td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Use the Vault UI to configure AWS WIF plugins.
      <br /><br />
      Learn more: <a href="/vault/docs/secrets/aws#plugin-workload-identity-federation-wif">AWS WIF</a>
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      PostgreSQL plugin
    </td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle', textAlign: 'center'}}>GA</td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Use rootless rotation for PostgreSQL static roles so individual database
      accounts can rotate their own passwords.
      <br /><br />
      Learn more: <a href="/vault/docs/secrets/databases/postgresql">PostgreSQL plugin overview</a>
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      KV Patch and Subkey support in Vault’s GUI
    </td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle', textAlign: 'center'}}>GA</td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Configure GUI access to key names in the KV plugin for users without
      granting read access to the values.
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Vault Enterprise with HSM for ARM architecture
    </td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle', textAlign: 'center'}}>GA</td>
    <td style={{verticalAlign: 'middle'}}>
      Run Vault Enterprise on ARM machines with Hardware Security Modules.
      <br /><br />
      Vault releases: <a href="https://releases.hashicorp.com/vault/">releases.hashicorp.com/vault</a>
    </td>
  </tr>

  </tbody>
</table>

## Feature deprecations and EOL

Deprecated in 1.18.x | Retired in 1.18.x
-------------------- | ---------------
None                 | None

@include 'release-notes/deprecation-note.mdx'