Version 2.18.5 (January 2026)

Welcome to the Zowe Version 2.18.5 release!

See Bug fixes for a list of issues addressed in this release.

Download v2.18.5 build: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the v2.18.5 build from Zowe.org.

Bug fixes

Zowe Version 2.18.5 contains the bug fixes that are described in the following topics.

Zowe CLI

Zowe CLI (Core)

• Updated tar dependency to resolve technical currency. #2668

Zowe CLI Imperative Framework

• Removed large dependency pacote for fetching package metadata when installing plug-ins. (#2668)
• Fixed truncation that could occur when the AbstractRestClient request method downloads gzip-encoded data. (#2661)

Zowe Explorer

Zowe Explorer (Core)

• See the Zowe Explorer changelog for updates included in this release.

Zowe Explorer API

• See the Zowe Explorer API changelog for updates included in this release.

Zowe Explorer for IBM z/OS FTP

• See the Zowe® Explorer for IBM® z/OS® FTP changelog for updates included in this release.

Zowe Explorer ESLint Plug-in

• See the Zowe Explorer ESLint Plug-in changelog for updates included in this release.