Laravel 13.20.0 release notes, 14 Jul 2026

[13.x] Add missing $separator parameter to Storage facade append/prepend docblocks by @ferhatolmez in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60693
[13.x] beforePushing and afterPushing methods on QueueFake class by @gdebrauwer in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60689
[13.x] Add memory usage to WorkerStopping by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60613
[13.x] Add assertEmpty to the Storage facade by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60658
[13.x] Adds first-party support for image processing by @nunomaduro in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/59276
[13.x] Fix operator precedence in SqsQueue size fallbacks by @daffa-aditya-p in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60702
Add separator params to Storage facade docblocks by @Muhtasim-Munif-Fahim in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60703
[13.x] Add test for the scheduler's quarterlyOn method by @dfinchenko in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60712
Make MailFake::assertQueuedTimes() public by @Tresor-Kasenda in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60710
[13.x] Sync more getter return types with their property generics by @dfinchenko in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60699
[13.x] Fix guessResourceName() namespace collision when class name is a substring of a parent namespace segment by @Rubrasum in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60707
[13.x] Add WithoutMiddleware controller middleware attribute by @JurianArie in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60709
[13.x] Add incrementEachQuietly and decrementEachQuietly to Eloquent models by @shanerbaner82 in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60720
[13.x] Normalize HTTP client request header lookups by @Button99 in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60734
[12.x] Enum as queue overlap key by @finagin in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60722
[13.x] Support null for shortcut field in return type array for HasParameters::getOptions (#60723) by @wimski in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60728
[13.x] Ability to set session prefix for Redis by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60700
[13.x] Add #[SensitiveParameter] to parameters carrying secrets by @axlon in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60753
[13.x] Optimize by using contains or doesntContain by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60745
[13.x] Remove redundant Mockery::close() calls by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60743
[13.x] Only register pail in DevCommands when pcntl_fork is available by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60749
[13.x] Use PHPUnit rector sets instead of individual rules by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60744
[13.x] Replace manual all/any foreach loops with array_all/array_any by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60742
[13.x] Add test for the Uri toStringable method by @dfinchenko in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60739
[13.x] Fix Str::containsAll() returning true for an empty needles array by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60746
[13.x] Fix stale transformations being reapplied when branching an Image after toBytes() by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60748
[13.x] Fix Number::forHumans() and abbreviate() returning "-0" for tiny negative values by @semx in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60736
[13.x] Add test for the Email rule's strict method by @dfinchenko in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60740
[13.x] fix: providesTemporaryUploadUrls should return true for s3 driver by @joostdebruijn in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60755
[12.x] Add capitalize parameter to Stringable::initials() by @irabbi360 in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60741
[13.x] Fix dynamic calls to incrementEachQuietly and decrementEachQuietly by @daffa-aditya-p in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60737
Fix BelongsToMany::touch() when related key is not id by @Peeterush in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60708
Merge branch '12.x' into 13.x by @crynobone in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60773
[13.x] Fix Number::forHumans() and abbreviate() scaling tiny decimals by @daffa-aditya-p in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60768
[13.x] Reset fake time globally after each test, drop redundant Carbon::setTestNow() cleanup by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60761
[13.x] Ensure make:migration generates collision-free, ordered timestamps prefixes by @NickSdot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60771
[13.x] Fix JsonApiResource relationships resolved through a closure by @markwalet in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60752
[13.x] Fix TrustProxies at:* when multiple proxies are used by @mattford in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60726