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# v1.18.20


## Downloads for v1.18.20

### Source Code

## Changelog since v1.27.0

## Urgent Upgrade Notes 

### (No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)

- Action required for the custom scheduler plugin developers. 
  Here's the breaking change in `EnqueueExtension` in the scheduling framework. 

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