After installing Aria Automation 8.18.1 Patch 1, Aria Suite Lifecycle (vRLCM) UI continues to display the old build number for the Aria Automation Appliance, even though the patch was successfully applied. This may lead to confusion as the UI does not reflect the updated version number
Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.X
Aria Automation 8.18.X
This behavior is expected within the Aria Suite Lifecycle. The product version and build numbers displayed in the Aria Automation GUI will not update after the Aria Automation Patch-1 installation. Therefore, the Aria Suite Lifecycle UI will continue to show the major version reference, displaying the old build number instead of the patched version.
Refer to the VMware Aria Automation 8.18.1 Cumulative Update - Patch 1 knowledge base article for further details