2.18.0-rc.0 (2025-12-11)

Bug Fixes

• ui5-button: fix end-icon margin (#12777) (4a52be6), closes #12710
• ui5-button: set "type" property in accessibilityInfo with correct value. (#12759) (337d97b), closes #12750
• ui5-date-time-picker: correct initial focus on small screens (#12752) (1884137)
• ui5-datetime-picker: show header on mobile mode (#12746) (7bdad89), closes #12724
• ui5-popover: render block layers in the correct order (#12659) (43e545a)
• ui5-step-input: prevent false validation error with valuePrecision (#12778) (08f8e35)
• ui5-time-picker: show header on mobile (#12768) (8447e0d), closes #12695

Features

• ui5-li-custom: enhance arrow key navigation (#12700) (f672e13), closes #11987
• ui5-link: add default text slot (#12781) (6bc4f0a)