[1.18.x] Update version to 1.18.0.Final
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   <name>Kogito Example :: Rules Legacy API - Spring Boot</name>
diff --git a/kogito-springboot-examples/ruleunit-event-driven-springboot/pom.xml b/kogito-springboot-examples/ruleunit-event-driven-springboot/pom.xml
index 9d57245..b673363 100644
--- a/kogito-springboot-examples/ruleunit-event-driven-springboot/pom.xml
+++ b/kogito-springboot-examples/ruleunit-event-driven-springboot/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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   <artifactId>ruleunit-event-driven-springboot</artifactId>
   <name>Kogito Example :: RuleUnit Event Driven :: Spring Boot</name>
diff --git a/kogito-springboot-examples/ruleunit-springboot-example/pom.xml b/kogito-springboot-examples/ruleunit-springboot-example/pom.xml
index 3f231c8..df5b8f3 100644
--- a/kogito-springboot-examples/ruleunit-springboot-example/pom.xml
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diff --git a/kogito-springboot-examples/serverless-workflow-greeting-springboot/pom.xml b/kogito-springboot-examples/serverless-workflow-greeting-springboot/pom.xml
index 2b141e5..a119f39 100644
--- a/kogito-springboot-examples/serverless-workflow-greeting-springboot/pom.xml
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index b4ebd71..e720b92 100644
--- a/kogito-springboot-examples/serverless-workflow-service-calls-springboot/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>serverless-workflow-service-calls-springboot</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 801fa9c..cc01317 100755
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