Prep for 2.18.0.dev0

Internal changes:

* Fix TypedDict construction ([#19166](#19166))

* Have package_dists.InvalidEntryPoint subclass InvalidFieldException ([#19149](#19149))

* Check for `CI=true`, not `CI=1` for cherry-picking ([#19141](#19141))

* Set up remote caching in CI  ([#19144](#19144))

* refactor(internal): adjust pants_venv venv_dir calculation ([#19140](#19140))

* Prepare `2.16.0rc4`. ([#19146](#19146))

* Warn about `files()` in PEXes in one place ([#19027](#19027))

* Drop our explicit dep on `syn` ([#19134](#19134))

* Fix auto-cherry-picker's merge-conflicts ([#19125](#19125))

* Use explicit depths on fetches when running cherry-picks in CI ([#19127](#19127))

* Make determine_python() pin to 3.9 ([#19116](#19116))

* Upgrade to `actions/checkout@v3` ([#19112](#19112))

* Run the cherry pick script with `-x` for debugging ([#19095](#19095))

* Add more linux x86 test CI shards ([#19099](#19099))

* Use a trait for remote ByteStore network implementation ([#19050](#19050))

* Increase the logging of release version file publishing. ([#19092](#19092))

* Remove the Toolchain plugin ([#18978](#18978))

* Fix bad merge of #18829. ([#19080](#19080))

* Revert "Implement layout="zip" for Lambda/GCF, skipping lambdex" ([#19071](#19071))

* Remove unnecessary interpreter constraint config. ([#19065](#19065))

* Use hand-written change detection for PR/push job trimming ([#19045](#19045))

* Do not build wheels on push, since that is now accomplished by the release job. ([#19063](#19063))

* Additional release job publishing fixes ([#19058](#19058))

* Change CI trigger to includelist `main` and `2.*.x` ([#19059](#19059))

* Release doc and script fixes ([#19043](#19043))

* Update cherry-picker to use `pull_request_target` ([#19048](#19048))

* Prepare `2.16.0rc3`. ([#19044](#19044))

* Prepare `2.15.1`. ([#19042](#19042))

* Fixup welcome-newcomers.yaml ([#19039](#19039))

CONTRIBUTORS.md

@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ Created by running `./pants run build-support/bin/contributors.py`.
 + Ted Dziuba
 + Tejal Desai
 + Thales Menato
++ Theo Ribeiro
 + Tianshuo Deng
 + Tien Nguyen
 + Tim Gates

pants.toml

@@ -280,3 +280,4 @@ master = "src/python/pants/notes/master.rst"
 "2.15.x" = "src/python/pants/notes/2.15.x.md"
 "2.16.x" = "src/python/pants/notes/2.16.x.md"
 "2.17.x" = "src/python/pants/notes/2.17.x.md"
+"2.18.x" = "src/python/pants/notes/2.18.x.md"

src/python/pants/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.17.0a0
+2.18.0.dev0

src/python/pants/notes/2.18.x.md

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# 2.18.x Release Series
+
+## 2.18.0.dev0 (May 26, 2023)
+
+### New Features
+
+* Support scala_artifact ([#19128](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19128))
+
+* pass "--debug" flag to all helm invocations if requested ([#19093](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19093))
+
+* Enable env vars in `node_build_script` ([#19100](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19100))
+
+### User API Changes
+
+* Switch to [lambdex].layout = "zip" by default, deprecating the section ([#19122](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19122))
+
+* javascript: Allow nodejs-backed tools to point to a resolve and/or package manager ([#19040](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19040))
+
+* Terraform: Hashes for MacOS binaries have changed ([#19004](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19004))
+
+* Implement layout="zip" for Lambda/GCF, deprecating lambdex ([#19076](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19076))
+
+* Run `terraform init` as part of `check` goal ([#18974](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/18974))
+
+* Deprecate [mypy].extra_type_stubs and its lockfile. ([#19084](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19084))
+
+* Remove more 2.18.0.dev0 deprecations (follow up to #19073) ([#19077](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19077))
+
+* Bring the tool `--export` option deprecation forward. ([#19079](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19079))
+
+* Only build and release wheels for Python 3.9. ([#18829](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/18829))
+
+* Require pants to run via scie-pants. ([#19075](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19075))
+
+* Some 2.18.0.dev0 deprecations ([#19073](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19073))
+
+* Implement layout="zip" for Lambda/GCF, skipping lambdex ([#19022](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19022))
+
+### Plugin API Changes
+
+* Simplify interpreter-related CI config. ([#19096](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19096))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* If a shebang already exists when adding a preamble, preserve it. ([#19133](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19133))
+
+* Workaround `botocore` bug in S3 URL Handler backend ([#19056](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19056))
+
+* Don't try and garbage collect tempfiles ([#19103](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19103))
+
+* Allow the usage of digits in named cache names ([#19052](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19052))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Fix docs link to pants_from_sources script. ([#19088](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19088))
+
+* Add `botocore-a-la-carte` reference too `s3` URL Handler ([#19055](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19055))
+
+* add bazel-remote to list of compatible remote caches ([#19041](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19041))