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+## 2.18.0-rc.0 / 2020-04-24
+
+* [CHANGE] Federation: Only use local TSDB for federation (ignore remote read). #7077
+* [CHANGE] Rules: `rule_evaluations_total` and `rule_evaluation_failures_total` have a `rule_group` label now. #7094
+* [FEATURE] Tracing: Added experimental Jaeger support #7148
+* [ENHANCEMENT] TSDB: Significantly reduce WAL size kept around after a block cut. #7098
+* [ENHANCEMENT] Discovery: Add `architecture` meta label for EC2. #7000
+* [BUGFIX] React UI: Fixed multiselect legend on OSX. #6880
+* [BUGFIX] Remote Write: Fixed blocked resharding edge case. #7122
+* [BUGFIX] Remote Write: Fixed remote write not updating on relabel configs change. #7073
+
+
 ## 2.17.2 / 2020-04-20
 
 * [BUGFIX] Federation: Register federation metrics #7081
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-2.17.2
+2.18.0-rc.0