# Ollama v0.18.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Ollama (https://ollama.com)
- **Version:** v0.18.2
- **Released:** Mar 18, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/ollama/updates/v0.18.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Ollama v0.18.2. Source highlight: Add extra check to ensure `npm` and `git` are installed before installing OpenClaw

## New Features
- Add extra check to ensure `npm` and `git` are installed before installing OpenClaw

## Bug Fixes
- Fix to correctly support `ollama launch openclaw --model <model>`