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# August 2026 Laravel updates

> The August 2026 official Laravel 13 updates. Multiplex-powered artisan dev, Queue::forward(), the Cloud facade, Eloquent's refreshForUpdate, and MariaDB vector search support.

August 2026 brought a steady stream of improvements across Laravel Framework v13.24.0 through v13.29.0, focused on the `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](https://github.com/laravel/framework/releases/tag/v13.24.0)
* [Laravel Framework v13.25.0](https://github.com/laravel/framework/releases/tag/v13.25.0)
* [Laravel Framework v13.26.0](https://github.com/laravel/framework/releases/tag/v13.26.0)
* [Laravel Framework v13.27.0](https://github.com/laravel/framework/releases/tag/v13.27.0)
* [Laravel Framework v13.29.0](https://github.com/laravel/framework/releases/tag/v13.29.0)

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## Laravel Framework

### `artisan dev` now runs through `@laravel/multiplex`

In v13.26.0, `php artisan dev` started running internally through [`@laravel/multiplex`](https://github.com/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 the `Illuminate\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 like `whereVectorSimilarTo` are now supported on MariaDB 11.7 or later, in addition to PostgreSQL with the `pgvector` extension. See the [unified search guide](/en/search#semantic--vector-search) and the [Scout page](/en/scout) for details.

### Other changes

* A `read-through` disk driver was added, letting you migrate files to another disk with no downtime (see the [Filesystem page](/en/filesystem#read-through-disks)).
* Image processing gained expanded HEIC and AVIF support.
* The query builder gained `whereBinary()`, and the Eloquent builder gained `orWhereKey()` / `orWhereKeyNot()`.
* The `BindWhen` attribute now re-evaluates bindings whose condition previously did not match.
* Queue test fakes gained `totalXSize` methods for inspecting the total size of queued jobs.

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## Summary

August focused more on refining existing functionality and reliability than on shipping brand new features. The `artisan 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.


## Related topics

- [March 2026 Laravel updates](/en/blog/changelog/202603.md)
- [July 2026 Laravel updates](/en/blog/changelog/202607.md)
- [April 2026 Laravel updates](/en/blog/changelog/202604.md)
- [May 2026 Laravel updates](/en/blog/changelog/202605.md)
- [June 2026 Laravel updates](/en/blog/changelog/202606.md)