Laravel 13 Changes vs Laravel 12
Generated: 2026-03-09Source: laravel/framework — commits in 13.x / master [13.x] not present in 12.xDivergence point: bd6972d001af870bc0569795c823c3a54e372e70Total PRs: 112
Upgrading to Laravel 13 (18 PRs)PHP Attributes (8 PRs)Database & Query Builder (10 PRs)Eloquent ORM (7 PRs)Routing (6 PRs)Queue (14 PRs)Cache (8 PRs)HTTP & Requests (5 PRs)Console & Artisan (2 PRs)Events (1 PRs)Authentication & Security (4 PRs)Collections (3 PRs)Testing (3 PRs)Notifications & Mail (1 PRs)Container & IoC (2 PRs)Error Handling (1 PRs)Process (2 PRs)Filesystem (1 PRs)Support & Helpers (1 PRs)Internal & Infrastructure (15 PRs)
Minimum requirements, dropped package versions, and dependency bumps that must be addressed before upgrading from Laravel 12.
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#54763 [13.x] Requires PHP 8.3 as minimum version
2025-02-24
#56029 [13.x] Supports Symfony 7.4 & 8.0
2025-06-16
#58537 [13.x] Bump minimum PHPUnit
2026-01-30
#58548 [13.x] Bump minimum symfony/process
2026-01-30
#59053 [13.x] Remove supports for laravel/serializable-closure v1
2026-03-03
#59072 [13.x] Supports pda/pheanstalk 8.0+ and removes 5.x
2026-03-04
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#58890 [13.x] Adds PHPUnit 13 support
2026-02-18
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#56488 [13.x] Resolve Symfony Console add() method deprecation
2025-09-07
#58629 [13.x] Ensures compatibility with symfony/console 8
2026-02-05
#59107 [13.x] Update brick/math constraint and rounding mode constant
2026-03-05
Internal / Under the Hood
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#54701 [13.x] Prepare branch alias for Laravel 13
2025-02-19
#54760 [13.x] Fix Tests/CI environments
2025-02-24
#58612 [13.x] Fix illuminate/json-schema dependencies
2026-02-04
#58975 [13.x] Fix composer.json
2026-02-25
#58995 [13.x] Update the dependencies version
2026-02-25
#58996 [13.x] Normalize composer.json
2026-02-25
#59054 [13.x] Fix symfony/translation deps
2026-03-03
#59069 [13.x] Bump dependencies
2026-03-04
Laravel 13 introduces PHP attribute support across the framework — Eloquent models, console commands, routing controllers, test lifecycle, and the container. This is one of the most significant cross-cutting changes in the release.
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#58578 Attributes
2026-02-13
#58685 [13.x] Add #[SetUp] / #[TearDown] trait attributes
2026-02-16
#58853 [13.x] Allow aliases to be set in Signature Attribute
2026-02-16
#59030 [13.x] Add #[Middleware] controller attribute
2026-03-01
#59033 [13.x] Add #[ErrorBag] attribute support for FormRequest
2026-03-01
#59048 [13.x] Add #[Authorize] controller middleware attribute
2026-03-02
#59101 [13.x] Add ability to set channel name via #[Log] contextual attribute
2026-03-05
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#59133 [13.x] Rename Middleware attribute parameter from $value to $middleware
2026-03-09
New query builder capabilities and grammar improvements: PDO fetch modes, insertOrIgnoreReturning, straight joins, DELETE with JOIN in MySQL, and raw query type safety.
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#55394 [13.x] PDO Fetch modes
2025-04-18
#55786 Feature: add support for straight join in MySQL
2025-05-27
#59025 Add insertOrIgnoreReturning method
2026-02-27
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#57196 [13.x] Compile full DELETE with JOIN including ORDER BY and LIMIT in MySQL grammar
2025-10-06
#59029 Extra validation on query builder upsert
2026-02-28
#59081 [13.x] Indicate that raw queries should be literal strings
2026-03-05
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#55859 Fix typo in Blueprint: datetime => dateTime
2025-05-26
#59083 [13.x] Ensure insertOrIgnoreReturning only marks records as modified when rows are inserted
2026-03-05
Internal / Under the Hood
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#55294 [13.x] Fixes merge conflict
2025-04-07
#59028 Add corner case tests for insertOrIgnoreReturning
2026-02-28
Changes to Eloquent models, relations, and model inspection tools.
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#55685 [13.x] Do not allow new model instances to be created during boot
2025-05-10
#56832 [13.x] Generate plural morph pivot table name
2025-09-04
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#59026 Add saveOrIgnore Eloquent Model method for conflict-safe inserts
2026-03-03
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#58230 [13.x] Return data object from ModelInspector to make show:model more flexible
2026-01-01
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#54816 [13.x] Fix scope removal in nested where conditions
2025-02-27
#59110 [13.x] Fix MorphToMany morphClass type
2026-03-05
Internal / Under the Hood
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#59080 [13.x] Clean up ModelInfo
2026-03-05
Route collection ordering, route:list improvements, response factory contracts, and middleware attribute support.
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#56306 Add eventStream signature to ResponseFactory contract
2025-07-18
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#55921 [13.x] Register subdomain routes before routes that are not linked to a domain
2025-06-05
#58889 [13.x] Display route binding fields in route:list output
2026-02-18
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#56484 fix: align ResponseFactory::eventStream signature with interface
2025-07-30
#58571 [13.x] Ensure bootstrap withMiddleware works for the DownCommand
2026-02-04
Internal / Under the Hood
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#58929 [13.x] Define closure type on Middleware
2026-02-20
Queue system overhaul: class-based queue routing, WorkerStopping reason, contract additions, DeleteWhenMissingModels on notifications, and various fixes.
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#56148 [13.x] Use exception object in JobAttempted event
2025-07-02
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#55508 Allow Listeners to dynamically specify deleteWhenMissingModels
2025-04-22
#58094 [13.x] Add ability to default queue by class type
2026-01-09
#58399 [13.x] Add starting to Monitor Contract
2026-01-16
#58428 [13.x] Add dispatchAfterResponse to the Dispatcher Contract
2026-01-19
#58429 Add missing chain method to Dispatcher interface
2026-01-21
#58908 [13.x] Respect DeleteWhenMissingModels attribute on queued notifications
2026-02-18
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#56673 [13.x] Make QueueBusy event consistent with other queue events
2025-08-17
#58341 [13.x] Add reason to WorkerStopping event
2026-01-12
#58914 [13.x] Add missing methods to Queue interface
2026-02-19
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#58477 [13.x] Restore eager-loaded relations when deserializing collections
2026-01-24
#58954 [13.x] Ensure SyncQueue JobAttempted gets the actual exception
2026-02-22
Internal / Under the Hood
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#58919 [13.x] Resolve DeleteNotificationWhenMissingModelTest
2026-02-19
#59119 [13.x] Fix QueueRoutes docblocks for getRoute and $routes property
2026-03-09
New flushLocks() capability across all stores, Cache::touch() for TTL extension, enum support in tagged caches, and flush lifecycle events.
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#55954 [13.x] Cache::touch() & Store::touch() for TTL Extension
2025-08-12
#58481 [13.x] Add enum types to repository contract / allow enums for tagged caches
2026-01-24
#58907 [13.x] Add flushLocks() support to Cache stores
2026-02-25
#59006 [13.x] Add cache flushLocks() events
2026-02-26
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#57919 [13.x] Fix changes from Laravel 12
2025-11-28
Internal / Under the Hood
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#57258 [13.x] Resolve issues with tests
2025-10-03
#58973 [13.x] withoutOverlapping docblock
2026-02-24
#59098 [13.x] Use constructor promotion and typed properties in cache flush events
2026-03-05
HTTP client improvements, Request::get() behaviour restored from Symfony, and JSON:API resource refinements.
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#54798 [13.x] Add missing parameters to Response methods throw() and throwIf()
2025-02-26
#57972 [13.x] Default PendingRequest::pool() to use 2 for concurrency
2025-11-29
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#58081 [13.x] Copy Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request::get() functionality to avoid breaking changes
2025-12-11
#59116 [13.x] Fix JsonApiResource flushState maxRelationshipDepth alignment with trait default
2026-03-09
Internal / Under the Hood
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#59079 [13.x] Clean up JsonApi
2026-03-05
Error exit codes for clear commands and deferred schedule registration via ApplicationBuilder.
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#55355 [13.x] Error exit code for clear command
2025-04-10
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#58160 [13.x] Defer registering schedule registered using ApplicationBuilder::withScheduling()
2025-12-28
Support for named arguments in Dispatchable::dispatch() and broadcast().
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#59075 [13.x] Add support for named arguments in event dispatching and broadcasting
2026-03-04
Authentication & Security Origin-based CSRF verification, markEmailAsUnverified() on the MustVerifyEmail interface, and updated default notification subjects.
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#58400 [13.x] Add origin verification to request forgery protection
2026-01-19
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#58701 [13.x] Add markEmailAsUnverified to MustVerifyEmail interface
2026-02-09
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#57882 [13.x] Update reset password notification subject
2025-11-24
#57884 [13.x] Update verification email subject capitalization
2025-11-24
Additions to the Enumerable interface.
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#58610 [13.x] Add hasSole and hasMany to the Enumerable interface
2026-02-04
Internal / Under the Hood
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#56897 [13.x] Update countBy docblock in Enumerable interface to allow for enum callback
2025-09-03
#58181 [13.x] Improve Enumerable interface docblock types
2026-01-20
PHPUnit 13 support, #[SetUp]/#[TearDown] attributes, and BusFake improvements.
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#57296 [13.x] Flush Str factories when tearing down test case
2025-10-07
#59118 [13.x] BusFake::assertNothingDispatched should check all dispatches
2026-03-09
Internal / Under the Hood
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#55358 [13.x] Add #[Override] to the BatchFake class methods
2025-04-11
Additions to the Mailer contract.
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#58667 [13.x] Add cc to Mailer contract
2026-02-07
Manager driver closure binding and BoundMethod default value resolution.
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#57173 [13.x] Bind manager instances to custom driver closures
2025-10-06
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#58553 [13.x] Respect default value for class dependencies in BoundMethod::call
2026-01-30
The exception renderer now surfaces the full chain of previous exceptions.
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#58680 [13.x] Adds previous exceptions in exception view
2026-02-13
CarbonInterval support for process timeouts and the command method on the InvokedProcess contract.
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#56978 [13.x] Add command method to InvokedProcess contract
2025-09-10
#58842 [13.x] Accept CarbonInterval for PendingProcess timeouts
2026-02-15
Guard against multiple served disks sharing the same URI.
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#58960 [13.x] Throw exception when served disks share the same URI
2026-02-23
The Js support class now outputs unescaped unicode by default.
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#58471 [13.x] Use unescaped unicode in Js support class by default
2026-01-23
Internal & Infrastructure Code quality improvements, docblock fixes, CI pipeline updates, config housekeeping, and other changes that don't directly affect the public API.
Internal / Under the Hood
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#54876 [13.x] Remove function existence checks
2025-03-04
#54900 [13.x] Removed unneeded default argument
2025-03-05
#55233 [13.x] Fix unresolved merge conflict in Concurrency composer.json
2025-04-01
#56172 [13.x] Change to hyphenate prefixes
2025-07-02
#56303 [13.x] remove superfluous element
2025-07-15
#56307 [13.x] use clearer pagination view names
2025-08-27
#57042 Refactor: replace strpos check with str_contains for clarity
2025-09-12
#57047 Remove unnecessary parameters
2025-09-13
#57176 [README.md] change laravel bootcamp to laravel learn
2025-09-25
#57924 [13.x] Simplify preg_replace_array callback by removing unnecessary foreach loop
2025-11-26
#58628 [13.x] Remove override attribute on removed method
2026-02-05
#59015 [13.x] Refactor parameter names that are implemented from the interface
2026-02-26
#59016 [13.x] Add missing @throws into docblock for various methods
2026-02-27
#59064 [13.x] Rename $key to $offset in ArrayAccess methods to match PHP interface contract
2026-03-04
#59117 [13.x] Fix DoesntContain docblock typo
2026-03-09
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