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+<html><head><title>ChangeLog for asterisk-20.18.1</title></head><body>
+<h2>Change Log for Release asterisk-20.18.1</h2>
+<h3>Links:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/releases/ChangeLog-20.18.1.html">Full ChangeLog</a>  </li>
+<li><a href="https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/compare/20.18.0...20.18.1">GitHub Diff</a>  </li>
+<li><a href="https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/asterisk-20.18.1.tar.gz">Tarball</a>  </li>
+<li><a href="https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk">Downloads</a>  </li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Summary:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Commits: 1</li>
+<li>Commit Authors: 1</li>
+<li>Issues Resolved: 1</li>
+<li>Security Advisories Resolved: 0</li>
+</ul>
+<h3>User Notes:</h3>
+<h3>Upgrade Notes:</h3>
+<h3>Developer Notes:</h3>
+<h3>Commit Authors:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Sean Bright: (1)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2>Issue and Commit Detail:</h2>
+<h3>Closed Issues:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>1739: [bug]: Regression in 23.2.0 with regard to parsing fractional numbers when system locale is non-standard</li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Commits By Author:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<h4>Sean Bright (1):</h4>
+</li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Commit List:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>asterisk.c: Use C.UTF-8 locale instead of relying on user's environment.</li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Commit Details:</h3>
+<h4>asterisk.c: Use C.UTF-8 locale instead of relying on user's environment.</h4>
+<p>Author: Sean Bright
+  Date:   2026-01-23</p>
+<p>Resolves: #1739</p>
+</body></html>
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+
+## Change Log for Release asterisk-20.18.1
+
+### Links:
+
+ - [Full ChangeLog](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/releases/ChangeLog-20.18.1.html)  
+ - [GitHub Diff](https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/compare/20.18.0...20.18.1)  
+ - [Tarball](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/asterisk-20.18.1.tar.gz)  
+ - [Downloads](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk)  
+
+### Summary:
+
+- Commits: 1
+- Commit Authors: 1
+- Issues Resolved: 1
+- Security Advisories Resolved: 0
+
+### User Notes:
+
+
+### Upgrade Notes:
+
+
+### Developer Notes:
+
+
+### Commit Authors:
+
+- Sean Bright: (1)
+
+## Issue and Commit Detail:
+
+### Closed Issues:
+
+  - 1739: [bug]: Regression in 23.2.0 with regard to parsing fractional numbers when system locale is non-standard
+
+### Commits By Author:
+
+- #### Sean Bright (1):
+
+### Commit List:
+
+-  asterisk.c: Use C.UTF-8 locale instead of relying on user's environment.
+
+### Commit Details:
+
+#### asterisk.c: Use C.UTF-8 locale instead of relying on user's environment.
+  Author: Sean Bright
+  Date:   2026-01-23
+
+  Resolves: #1739
+
diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
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-<html><head><title>Readme for asterisk-20.18.0</title></head><body>
+<html><head><title>Readme for asterisk-20.18.1</title></head><body>
 <h1>The Asterisk(R) Open Source PBX</h1>
 <pre><code>By Mark Spencer &lt;markster@digium.com&gt; and the Asterisk.org developer community.
 Copyright (C) 2001-2025 Sangoma Technologies Corporation and other copyright holders.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ hardware.</p>
 <p>If you are updating from a previous version of Asterisk, make sure you
 read the Change Logs.</p>
 <!-- CHANGELOGS (the URL will change based on the location of this README) -->
-<p><a href="ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-20.18.0.html">Change Logs</a></p>
+<p><a href="ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-20.18.1.html">Change Logs</a></p>
 <!-- END-CHANGELOGS -->
 
 <h3>NEW INSTALLATIONS</h3>
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 read the Change Logs.
 
 <!-- CHANGELOGS (the URL will change based on the location of this README) -->
-[Change Logs](ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-20.18.0.html)
+[Change Logs](ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-20.18.1.html)
 <!-- END-CHANGELOGS -->
 
 ### NEW INSTALLATIONS
