release 0.18.1 (#1522)

release 0.18.1. [link to rendered
changelog](https://github.com/zachschuermann/delta-kernel-rs/blob/d61e11836a41c31a2a9f7e44d47d87ffde0c2b61/CHANGELOG.md)

Author: zachschuermann

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v0.18.1](https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/tree/v0.18.1/) (2025-11-24)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/compare/v0.18.0...v0.18.1)
+
+
+### 🚀 Features / new APIs
+
+1. Scan::execute no longer requires lifetime bound  ([#1515])
+2. Migrate protocol validation to table_configuration ([#1411])
+3. Add Display for StructType, StructField, and MetadataColumnSpec ([#1494])
+5. Add EngineDataArrowExt and use it everywhere ([#1516])
+6. Implement builder for StructType ([#1492])
+7. Enable CDF for column-mapped tables ([#1510])
+
+### 🧪 Testing
+
+1. Extract File Action tests ([#1365])
+
+
+[#1515]: https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/pull/1515
+[#1365]: https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/pull/1365
+[#1411]: https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/pull/1411
+[#1494]: https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/pull/1494
+[#1516]: https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/pull/1516
+[#1492]: https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/pull/1492
+[#1510]: https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/pull/1510
+
+
 ## [v0.18.0](https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/tree/v0.18.0/) (2025-11-19)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs/compare/v0.17.1...v0.18.0)

Cargo.toml

@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/delta-io/delta-kernel-rs"
 readme = "README.md"
 rust-version = "1.85"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.18.1"

README.md

@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ consumer's own `Engine` trait, the kernel has a feature flag to enable a default
 ```toml
 # fewer dependencies, requires consumer to implement Engine trait.
 # allows consumers to implement their own in-memory format
-delta_kernel = "0.18.0"
+delta_kernel = "0.18.1"
 
 # or turn on the default engine, based on latest arrow
-delta_kernel = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["default-engine", "arrow"] }
+delta_kernel = { version = "0.18.1", features = ["default-engine", "arrow"] }
 ```
 
 ### Feature flags

ffi/Cargo.toml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ url = "2"
 delta_kernel = { path = "../kernel", default-features = false, features = [
   "internal-api",
 ] }
-delta_kernel_ffi_macros = { path = "../ffi-proc-macros", version = "0.18.0" }
+delta_kernel_ffi_macros = { path = "../ffi-proc-macros", version = "0.18.1" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 cbindgen = "0.29.2"

kernel/Cargo.toml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pre-release-hook = [
 ]
 
 [dependencies]
-delta_kernel_derive = { path = "../derive-macros", version = "0.18.0" }
+delta_kernel_derive = { path = "../derive-macros", version = "0.18.1" }
 bytes = "1.10"
 chrono = "0.4.41"
 crc = "3.2.2"