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 ### Formatting
 
-We are currently using [clang-format](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html) and [clang-tidy](https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/) with configuration files that aim to replicate the code formatting employed by the original developers. There are [integrations](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html#vim-integration) available for most editors and IDEs. The required `clang-format` version is `17.x`.
+We are currently using [clang-format](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html) and [clang-tidy](https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/) with configuration files that aim to replicate the code formatting employed by the original developers. There are [integrations](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html#vim-integration) available for most editors and IDEs. The required `clang` toolchain version is `18.x`.
 
 ### Naming conventions