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+# [5.18.0](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/compare/v5.17.0...v5.18.0) (2024-04-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **#8338,#8126:** make boxplot work with single value per group ([#8339](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/8339)) ([4e55836](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/commit/4e558369eecc5d84fbccd0fd2bc84be19f5f5e35)), closes [#8338](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/8338) [#8126](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/8126) [#8338](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/8338) [#8126](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/8126)
+* describe how to set a custom scheme by setting the range, reverts [#9262](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/9262) ([#9266](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/9266)) ([e6af641](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/commit/e6af6414431ade1f52359ad682ffc1f4f4a667c3)), closes [#9022](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/9022)
+* generate unescaped boxplot calculated field aliases ([#9284](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/9284)) ([44fbceb](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/commit/44fbceb0120ee54a8989cb1537537757adac8c58))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add explicit option to control how densities are resolved, change how densities are resolved by default ([#9172](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/9172)) ([bf0b8d3](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/commit/bf0b8d3e2c80dc1d28cd3c6c4e764ea2ed714d6c))
+
 # [5.17.0](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/compare/v5.16.3...v5.17.0) (2024-03-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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 {
   "name": "vega-lite",
   "author": "Dominik Moritz, Kanit \"Ham\" Wongsuphasawat, Arvind Satyanarayan, Jeffrey Heer",
-  "version": "5.17.0",
+  "version": "5.18.0",
   "collaborators": [
     "Kanit Wongsuphasawat (http://kanitw.yellowpigz.com)",
     "Dominik Moritz (https://www.domoritz.de)",