chore: prepare for v1.18.5 (#871)

fix: allow reading v1.16 snapshots (#861)

chore: enable dead code removal (#870)

chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 (#868)

fix: allow compression of big buffers (#869)

chore: prepare for v1.18.4 (#867)

fix: remove UB when changing state (#865)

refactor: export data format behaviour in static libraries (#864)

chore: enable build for Ubuntu 25.10 (#863)

fix: use __sync_synchronize instead of C11 fences (#862)

feat: post-mortem event trace (#858)

feat: zero barrier payload memory (#860)

fix: properly clear state on electionStart fail (#859)

feat: improve assert diagnositcs (#856)

chore: fix CI from master branch rename (#852)