# Deno v1.18.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Deno (https://deno.com)
- **Version:** v1.18.0
- **Released:** Jan 20, 2022
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/deno/updates/v1.18.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Deno v1.18.0. Source highlight: feat: auto-discover config file (#13313)

## New Features
- feat: auto-discover config file (#13313)
- feat: output `cause` on JS runtime errors (#13209)
- feat: stabilize test steps API (#13400)
- feat(cli, runtime): compress snapshots (#13320)
- feat(cli): add ignore directives to bundled code (#13309)
- feat(compat) preload Node.js built-in modules in global vars REPL (#13127)

## Bug Fixes
- fix(cli): Don't strip shebangs from modules (#13220)
- fix(cli): fix `deno install --prompt` (#13349)
- fix(cli/dts): add NotSupported error type (#13432)
- fix(ext/console): don't depend on globalThis present (#13387)
- fix(ext/crypto): validate maskGenAlgorithm asn1 in importKey (#13421)
- fix(ext/ffi): `pointer` type can accept `null` (#13335)