Merge pull request #334 from tangkong/rel_v2.18.0

REL: release notes v2.18.0 (and v2.17.0 retroactively)

docs/source/release_notes.rst

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  Release History
 =================
 
+v2.18.0 (2024-12-19)
+====================
+
+Changes
+-------
+- Adds support for arrays of strings. Previously, using a pv pragma on an array of
+  strings would result in pytmc attempting and failing to create waveform record with
+  FTVL set to STRING, which was specifically disallowed. Now it will create a separate
+  string pv for each element of the array, similar to arrays of enums or complex types
+
+Maintenance
+-----------
+- Add `setuptools_scm` to conda recipe build section
+
+
+v2.17.0 (2024-09-16)
+====================
+
+This version fixes an issue where there was no way for `ads-ioc` to enforce
+read-only behavior on the `_RBV` variants. This led to confusing behavior
+because the IOC will accept these writes and not respond to them in an
+intuitive way.
+
+`pytmc` will now generate input/rbv records as having the `NO_WRITE` ASG.
+This will affect all PVs that represent data read from the PLC code. It will not affect the setpoints.
+
+`ads-ioc` can now implement a `NO_WRITE` ASG and it will be applied to all of these PVs.
+This is in `ads-ioc` at `R0.7.0`.
+
+
 v2.16.0 (2023-07-31)
 ====================