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+## v0.18.0 (2024-10-08)
+
+### Notice
+
+* The Chat Side Panel implementation has been redesigned in version 0.18, necessitating an extension version bump for compatibility with 0.18.0.
+  - VSCode: >= 1.12.0
+  - IntelliJ: >= 1.8.0
+
+### Features
+
+* User Groups Access Control: Server Administrators can now assign user groups to specific context providers to precisely control which contexts can be accessed by which user groups.
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 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
+## v0.18.0 (2024-10-08)
+
+### Notice
+
+* The Chat Side Panel implementation has been redesigned in version 0.18, necessitating an extension version bump for compatibility with 0.18.0.
+  - VSCode: >= 1.12.0
+  - IntelliJ: >= 1.8.0
+
+### Features
+
+* User Groups Access Control: Server Administrators can now assign user groups to specific context providers to precisely control which contexts can be accessed by which user groups.
+
 ## v0.17.0 (2024-09-10)
 
 ### Notice