I am trying to implement the new v2 programming model for azure functions. I am using the latest stable (1.17.0), but I see that the retry options for functions is not present. I see however that it was available in version 1.16.0 and that it is available in the pre-release versions of 1.18.0.

Can I safely use version 1.16.0? Or was there a reason it was removed? Or should I wait for version 1.18?