artisan dev command, queue management, Eloquent, the filesystem, and vector search. No monthly product update post was published on the official blog in August. This page collects the official release notes published during the month.
Sources:
- Laravel Framework v13.24.0
- Laravel Framework v13.25.0
- Laravel Framework v13.26.0
- Laravel Framework v13.27.0
- Laravel Framework v13.29.0
Laravel Framework
artisan dev now runs through @laravel/multiplex
In v13.26.0, php artisan dev started running internally through @laravel/multiplex, strengthening the tabbed UI that runs the dev server, Vite, and queue workers side by side. A bug that prompted projects without Vite to unnecessarily start Vite or install multiplex was also fixed.
Queue::forward()
v13.27.0 added Queue::forward(), which lets you forward a job from one queue connection to another.
The Cloud facade
v13.27.0 introduced theIlluminate\Support\Facades\Cloud facade, making it easier for applications running on Laravel Cloud to access Cloud-specific functionality.
Eloquent’s refreshForUpdate()
v13.29.0 added refreshForUpdate(), which reloads a model within a transaction while acquiring a FOR UPDATE lock.
MariaDB support for vector search
Vector similarity search methods likewhereVectorSimilarTo are now supported on MariaDB 11.7 or later, in addition to PostgreSQL with the pgvector extension. See the unified search guide and the Scout page for details.
Other changes
- A
read-throughdisk driver was added, letting you migrate files to another disk with no downtime (see the Filesystem page). - Image processing gained expanded HEIC and AVIF support.
- The query builder gained
whereBinary(), and the Eloquent builder gainedorWhereKey()/orWhereKeyNot(). - The
BindWhenattribute now re-evaluates bindings whose condition previously did not match. - Queue test fakes gained
totalXSizemethods for inspecting the total size of queued jobs.
Summary
August focused more on refining existing functionality and reliability than on shipping brand new features. Theartisan dev and multiplex integration in particular affects both Laravel Cloud and local developer experience, and MariaDB support for vector search is good news for projects not running PostgreSQL.