chore(master): release 6.1.8

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6.1.8 (2026-09-17)

Bug Fixes

• restore instanceof Text and Comment in replace callback (#2406) (e16b187), closes #2256 @ashwinmridul

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size-limit report 📦

Path	Size	Loading time (3g)	Running time (snapdragon)	Total time
dist/html-react-parser.min.js	9.68 KB (0%)	194 ms (0%)	366 ms (-13.23% 🔽)	559 ms

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 100.00%. Comparing base (e16b187) to head (36d1c81).
⚠️ Report is 3 commits behind head on master.

Additional details and impacted files

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🤖 Created releases:

• v6.1.8

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