Merge branch '2.19' into 2.20

Author: cowtowncoder

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ No changes since 2.19.1
  (requested by Ilenia S)
  (fixed by @pjfanning)
 
-2.18.6 (not yet released)
+2.18.6 (22-Feb-2026)
 
 #1512: Number-parsing fix for `UTF8DataInputJsonParser`
  (reported by @ventusfortis)