Commit c4d818e8f8 for handsontable.com

commit c4d818e8f87a9b5c5c0f0918030bbc97e021ff5b
Author: github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Wed Oct 7 08:30:40 2026 +0000

    18.1.2-rc1

diff --git a/.changelogs/13743.json b/.changelogs/13743.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 516f9dc25c..0000000000
--- a/.changelogs/13743.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "issuesOrigin": "private",
-  "title": "Changed entitlement license keys to protect their human-readable text as well as their bracketed block, so the block alone, edited text, or text after the block makes a current key invalid, while a rewrapped, one-line, or `\\n`-escaped key still works.",
-  "type": "changed",
-  "issueOrPR": 13743,
-  "breaking": false,
-  "framework": "none"
-}
diff --git a/.changelogs/13760.json b/.changelogs/13760.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5278291277..0000000000
--- a/.changelogs/13760.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "issuesOrigin": "private",
-  "title": "Fixed entitlement license keys whose bracketed block was broken across lines, for example by an email client, reading as invalid and locking the grid.",
-  "type": "fixed",
-  "issueOrPR": 13760,
-  "breaking": false,
-  "framework": "none"
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 748e0ac458..df92e49f0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

 <!-- UNVERSIONED -->

-## [18.1.2-rc0] - 2026-10-07
+## [18.1.2-rc1] - 2026-10-07
+
+### Changed
+- Changed entitlement license keys to protect their human-readable text as well as their bracketed block, so the block alone, edited text, or text after the block makes a current key invalid, while a rewrapped, one-line, or `\n`-escaped key still works. [#13743](https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/13743)
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed entitlement license keys whose bracketed block was broken across lines, for example by an email client, reading as invalid and locking the grid. [#13760](https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/13760)

 ## [18.1.1] - 2026-09-15

diff --git a/docs/content/guides/upgrade-and-migration/changelog/changelog.md b/docs/content/guides/upgrade-and-migration/changelog/changelog.md
index 840d88cb09..3565d10177 100644
--- a/docs/content/guides/upgrade-and-migration/changelog/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/content/guides/upgrade-and-migration/changelog/changelog.md
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ This page aggregates all Handsontable release notes. For upgrade instructions, s

 [[toc]]

+## 18.1.2-rc1
+
+Released on October 7th, 2026
+
+For more information about this release, see:
+- [Documentation (18.1)](https://handsontable.com/docs/18.1)
+
+#### Changed
+- Changed entitlement license keys to protect their human-readable text as well as their bracketed block, so the block alone, edited text, or text after the block makes a current key invalid, while a rewrapped, one-line, or `\n`-escaped key still works. [#13743](https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/13743)
+
+#### Fixed
+- Fixed entitlement license keys whose bracketed block was broken across lines, for example by an email client, reading as invalid and locking the grid. [#13760](https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/13760)
+
 ## 18.1.1

 Released on September 15th, 2026
diff --git a/handsontable/package.json b/handsontable/package.json
index 293ac98b0c..60b3f31d2f 100644
--- a/handsontable/package.json
+++ b/handsontable/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/issues"
   },
   "author": "Handsoncode <hello@handsontable.com>",
-  "version": "18.1.1",
+  "version": "18.1.2-rc1",
   "main": "index",
   "module": "index.mjs",
   "jsnext:main": "index.mjs",
diff --git a/hot.config.js b/hot.config.js
index e217e9bda0..59bac486fb 100644
--- a/hot.config.js
+++ b/hot.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
   HOT_FILENAME: 'handsontable',
-  HOT_VERSION: '18.1.1',
+  HOT_VERSION: '18.1.2-rc1',
   HOT_PACKAGE_NAME: 'handsontable',
   HOT_BUILD_DATE: (() => {
     const d = new Date();
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ module.exports = {

     return `${p(d.getDate())}/${p(d.getMonth() + 1)}/${d.getFullYear()} ${p(d.getHours())}:${p(d.getMinutes())}:${p(d.getSeconds())}`;
   })(),
-  HOT_RELEASE_DATE: '15/09/2026',
+  HOT_RELEASE_DATE: '07/10/2026',
 };
diff --git a/visual-tests/package.json b/visual-tests/package.json
index d82a339216..0a1e585df0 100644
--- a/visual-tests/package.json
+++ b/visual-tests/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "handsontable-visual-tests",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "18.1.1",
+  "version": "18.1.2-rc1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/wrappers/angular-wrapper/package.json b/wrappers/angular-wrapper/package.json
index 352ac5e800..30f3f7d767 100644
--- a/wrappers/angular-wrapper/package.json
+++ b/wrappers/angular-wrapper/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@handsontable/angular-wrapper",
-  "version": "18.1.1",
+  "version": "18.1.2-rc1",
   "description": "Best Data Grid for Angular with Spreadsheet Look and Feel.",
   "author": "Handsoncode <hello@handsoncode.net> (https://handsoncode.net)",
   "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.txt",
diff --git a/wrappers/react-wrapper/package.json b/wrappers/react-wrapper/package.json
index 0a46df935f..bc64022c6f 100644
--- a/wrappers/react-wrapper/package.json
+++ b/wrappers/react-wrapper/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@handsontable/react-wrapper",
-  "version": "18.1.1",
+  "version": "18.1.2-rc1",
   "description": "Best Data Grid for React with Spreadsheet Look and Feel.",
   "author": "Handsoncode <hello@handsoncode.net> (https://handsoncode.net)",
   "homepage": "https://handsontable.com",
diff --git a/wrappers/vue3/package.json b/wrappers/vue3/package.json
index f952be0dd1..9d3ed3d994 100644
--- a/wrappers/vue3/package.json
+++ b/wrappers/vue3/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@handsontable/vue3",
-  "version": "18.1.1",
+  "version": "18.1.2-rc1",
   "description": "Best Data Grid for Vue with Spreadsheet Look and Feel.",
   "author": "Handsoncode <hello@handsoncode.net> (https://handsoncode.net)",
   "homepage": "https://handsontable.com",