Laravel 13.26.0 release notes, 18 Aug 2026

[13.x] Add JobReleased event to Worker by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61108
[13.x] Fix QueueWorkerTest by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61134
[13.x] Avoid cross-slot reads when checking paused queues by @lazerg in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61139
[13.x] Add managedQueues() to the Cloud queue by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61149
[13.x] Accept enums in inOrderOf() by @ziadoz in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61147
[13.x] Surface paused queues in the queue worker output by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61142
[13.x] Respect readonly=false in Microsoft SQL Server configuration by @HenkPoley in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61141
[12.x] Stricten upload to be fetch only from request's query string for temporary upload urls by @crynobone in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61145
Read-through filesystem by @taylorotwell in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61140
[13.x] Pass a connector to PhpRedisClusterConnection so it can rebuild its client by @tgivslife in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61161
[13.x] Only register pail dev command when installed by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61157
[13.x] feat: add closure support to wherePivot and orWherePivot by @calebdw in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61150
[13.x] feat: add orWhereKey and orWhereKeyNot to Eloquent Builder by @calebdw in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61154
[13.x] allow read through filesystems to optionally not copy by @jimbojsb in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61155
[13.x] Fix constantly asking to install multiplex & starting vite on project without vite by @nunomaduro in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61167
[13.x] Add debounceable queued listeners by @stevebauman in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61169
[13.x] Add test to ensure pail is ignored if not installed by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61168
Allow some Redis commands to retry on transient failures by @taylorotwell in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61175
Fix Redis pipeline facade annotation by @MNazikk in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61173
[13.x] Remove the pinned @laravel/multiplex version by @joetannenbaum in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61171
[13.x] Fix FoundationDevCommandsTest by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61170
[12.x] Improves in validation rule from getting bypass via loose comparison by @crynobone in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61146
[13.x] Retry timed-out cloud agent long-polls by @kieranbrown in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61177
[12.x] Retry timed-out cloud agent long-polls by @kieranbrown in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61178
[13.x] Scan every master node in phpredis cluster connections by @tgivslife in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61174
[13.x] Fix uncaptured setTestNow now() reuse in tests by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61190
[13.x] Make process pools iterable by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61184
[13.x] Report seeder progress in db:seed command - when a specific class is specified by @iz-ahmad in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61186
[13.x] Fix infinite scan loop when pruning stale cache tags on a Redis cluster by @tgivslife in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61181
[13.x] Add a dedicated exception for idle process timeouts by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61182
[13.x] Keep the Redis connection usable when a pipeline or transaction fails by @tgivslife in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61183
[12.x] Escape single quotes in Postgres JSON path attributes by @crynobone in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61192
[13.x] Support Guzzle 8 by @GrahamCampbell in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60321
[13.x] Add process fake assertion helpers by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61193
[13.x] Introduce Queue::forward() by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61188
[13.x] Support array commands in process fake assertions by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61197
[13.x] Prevent TypeError when JSON:API query parameters are arrays by @s-shiryaev in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61206
More Mockery cleanup by @jasonmccreary in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61199
[13.x] fix: expectsQuestion() docblock to allow array answers by @joostdebruijn in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61223
[13.x] Test on MySQL 9.7 (lts) by @jnoordsij in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61218
[13.x] Promote nested data to top-level managed queue event by @timacdonald in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61209
[13.x] Rebuild the phpredis client after a cluster response error by @tgivslife in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61214
[13.x] Fix throwUnless() silently doing nothing when given a closure by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61217
[13.x] Keep the assertion failure message when session errors are JSON serialized by @lazerg in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61201
[13.x] Add getRelatedClass to Relation by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61222
[12.x] Promote nested data to top-level managed queue event by @timacdonald in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61225
Merge branch '12.x' into 13.x by @crynobone in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61228
[13.x] Preserve input key order when merging files in Request::all() by @roger-hermasch in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61221
Wait for Redis cluster nodes before creating the test cluster by @crynobone with @Copilot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/61229