Added release notes and version entries for 2024.18.0

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+author: meshcloud
+title: Release 2024.18.0
+---
+
+Release period: 2024-04-10 to 2024-04-17
+
+This release includes the following issues:
+* Fix Delayed Permission Update for SCIM
+* Fix Workspace Role Expiration Date
+* Fixes tenant details view for pending deletions
+* Payment Method Enforcement
+* Workload Identity Federation for AWS platforms
+* View all Platform Types
+* Improved whitespace handling for Building Block Definitions
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+
+## Ticket Details
+### Fix Delayed Permission Update for SCIM
+**Audience:** Partner<br>
+
+#### Description
+Previously, SCIM group membership updates caused delays in updating user permissions in meshStack, resulting in new members lacking timely access to Workspaces and Projects. This issue has now been resolved.
+
+### Fix Workspace Role Expiration Date
+**Audience:** User, Customer, Partner<br>
+
+#### Description
+When creating a Workspace and assigning users, it was possible to remove the expiration date for the Workspace 
+role with a mandatory expiration date. This issue has been fixed now.
+
+### Fixes tenant details view for pending deletions
+**Audience:** Partner<br>
+
+#### Description
+This fixes the issue that a tenant who is in a pending deletion process could
+did not properly display its details view in the Admin Area.
+
+### Payment Method Enforcement
+**Audience:** User<br>
+
+#### Description
+Previously, projects couldn't add services from the marketplace without active payment methods. Now, 
+our update allows to add services regardless of payment method status. Even if payment methods expire, 
+users can seamlessly manage and enhance project services, ensuring uninterrupted workflow and smoother 
+project management pending when a new payment method is added.
+
+### Workload Identity Federation for AWS platforms
+**Audience:** Customer, Partner, Operator<br>
+
+#### Description
+You can now configure Workload Identity Federation for the access configuration of AWS replicator and metering 
+platform configurations. This feature enables automatic rolling of credentials and you don't have to enter 
+any AWS platform credentials to meshStack anymore.
+
+#### How to use
+You can test it out by switching from the "Credentials" authentication type to "Workload Identity Federation" for all
+access configurations you want to change the authentication type for (replicator and metering use separate access configurations).
+You can find a description of what needs to be configured in meshPanel, when you select "Workload Identity Federation".
+
+### View all Platform Types
+**Audience:** Partner<br>
+
+#### Description
+Admin Area users can now view a list of all platform types and add new platform types. In a future release this is also where you will be able to edit and remove platform types.
+
+### Improved whitespace handling for Building Block Definitions
+**Audience:** Operator<br>
+
+#### Description
+When creating or editing a Building Block Definition, leading and trailing whitespaces are now cut off 
+automatically by meshStack. This prevents copy-and-paste issues, which can easily contain leading or 
+trailing whitespaces.
+