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+## Version 2.18.0.0 Release Notes
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+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.18.0
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+### Features
+* Navigate to import_sample_data app when navGroupEnabled ([#457](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/457))([#458](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/458))
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+### Bug Fixes
+* Changed path for error handling in APIs ([#459](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/459))([#461](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/461))
+* Removed default option in MDS selector ([#454](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/454))([#455](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/455))
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+### Maintenance
+* Bumping actions/upload-artifact ([#450](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/450))([#452](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/452))
+* Increment version to 2.18.0.0([#445](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/445))
+* update to latest svg ([#449](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/449)) ([#453](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/453))
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