Update release note for 7.4.18 release#13163
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Pull request overview
Updates PowerShell 7.4 documentation to reflect the 7.4.18 servicing release, ensuring release notes and installation guidance reference the latest LTS patch and corresponding .NET runtime.
Changes:
- Bumped “What’s New in PowerShell 7.4” to 7.4.18 and updated the referenced .NET runtime version.
- Updated multiple installation docs (Linux/macOS/Windows) to point to the 7.4.18 download artifacts.
- Updated Support Lifecycle docs to list 7.4.18 as the previous LTS release.
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| File | Description |
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| reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-74.md | Updates the 7.4 release note header to 7.4.18 and updates the .NET runtime version text. |
| reference/docs-conceptual/install/PowerShell-Support-Lifecycle.md | Updates “previous LTS” version reference to 7.4.18. |
| reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-ubuntu.md | Updates the 7.4 (LTS) .deb download URL to 7.4.18. |
| reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-rhel.md | Updates the 7.4 (LTS) .rpm download URL to 7.4.18. |
| reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-powershell-on-windows.md | Updates the “Current LTS” MSIX name and link reference to 7.4.18. |
| reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-powershell-on-macos.md | Updates 7.4 (LTS) macOS PKG/tarball names and link references to 7.4.18. |
| reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-debian.md | Updates the 7.4 (LTS) .deb download URL to 7.4.18. |
| reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-alpine.md | Updates the 7.4 (LTS) musl tarball URL to 7.4.18. |
| reference/docs-conceptual/install/community-support.md | Updates “previous LTS” ARM tarball URLs to 7.4.18. |
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| The current LTS release is PowerShell 7.6.3. The previous LTS release, PowerShell 7.4.18, is | ||
| still supported until 10-Nov-2026. |
| [releases][01] page. Select the URL of the package version you want to install. | ||
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| - PowerShell 7.6 (LTS) - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.3/powershell-7.6.3-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz` | ||
| - PowerShell 7.5 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.8/powershell-7.5.8-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz` | ||
| - PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell-7.4.17-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz` | ||
| - PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell-7.4.18-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz` |
| - PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) universal package | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell_7.4.17-1.deb_amd64.deb` | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell_7.4.18-1.deb_amd64.deb` |
| - PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) universal package | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell-7.4.17-1.rh.x86_64.rpm` | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell-7.4.18-1.rh.x86_64.rpm` |
| - PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) universal package for supported versions of Debian | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell_7.4.17-1.deb_amd64.deb` | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell_7.4.18-1.deb_amd64.deb` |
| - Next LTS - [PowerShell-7.6.3.msixbundle][19] | ||
| - Latest stable - [PowerShell-7.5.8.msixbundle][14] | ||
| - Current LTS - [PowerShell-7.4.17.msixbundle][13] | ||
| - Current LTS - [PowerShell-7.4.18.msixbundle][13] | ||
| - Current preview - [PowerShell-7.7.0-preview.2.msixbundle][20] |
| - x64 processors - [powershell-7.5.8-osx-x64.pkg][11] | ||
| - PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) | ||
| - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.4.17-osx-arm64.pkg][05] | ||
| - x64 processors - [powershell-7.4.17-osx-x64.pkg][07] | ||
| - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.4.18-osx-arm64.pkg][05] | ||
| - x64 processors - [powershell-7.4.18-osx-x64.pkg][07] |
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.8/powershell-7.5.8-linux-arm32.tar.gz` | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.8/powershell-7.5.8-linux-arm64.tar.gz` | ||
| - PowerShell 7.4 - previous LTS release | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell-7.4.17-linux-arm32.tar.gz` | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell-7.4.17-linux-arm64.tar.gz` | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell-7.4.18-linux-arm32.tar.gz` | ||
| - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell-7.4.18-linux-arm64.tar.gz` |
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Update release note for 74.18 release
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