# Excited to announce Linkerd 2.18!

**URL:** <https://linkerd.buoyant.io/t/excited-to-announce-linkerd-2-18/758>\
**Category:** Linkerd General Discussion\
**Tags:** announcement\
**Created:** [April 23, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://linkerd.buoyant.io/t/excited-to-announce-linkerd-2-18/758 "2025-04-23T13:20:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![catherine](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/linkerd.buoyant.io/catherine/32/213_2.png) [@catherine](https://linkerd.buoyant.io/u/catherine)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://linkerd.buoyant.io/t/excited-to-announce-linkerd-2-18/758/1 "2025-04-23T13:20:47Z")

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This release is all about “battlescars”—features and updates driven by real-world lessons from our customers pushing Linkerd’s (and Kubernetes’) limits. [Read the blog post to learn more](https://www.buoyant.io/blog/announcing-linkerd-2-18)!