Bump axios from 1.13.6 to 1.18.0 - #176

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/checkout@v4, actions/github-script@v7, dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/