Laravel 13.22.0

Laravel 13.22.0 is here - The latest minor release brings a solid batch of fixes, internal improvements, and a handful of new capabilities that make daily Laravel development just a bit smoother.

Feature Flash

• Multi-queue support in queue:clear - The php artisan queue:clear command now supports multiple queues, giving you fine-grained control over which queues get flushed. Passing queue names as arguments clears only those specified, leaving others untouched.
• RateLimiter is now Macroable - You can now extend the RateLimiter facade with your own macros, opening up custom rate-limiting strategies without reaching for a service provider override.
• HTTP fake stream bodies - The HTTP testing layer gains support for stream bodies in fake responses, making it possible to test streaming API responses without actual network calls.
• DNS lookup faking in validation - The validation rules can now fake DNS lookups, enabling offline testing of domain-based validators like active_url.
• Timeout minutes in workflows - You can now set timeout minutes directly in workflow definitions, giving CI pipelines more predictable time boundaries.

Bug Bashes

• Cache::touch() fix - Expiration handling has been corrected so that Cache::touch() properly extends the cache entry life under all conditions.
• Mailer::later() queue name - Fixed a bug where the queue name parameter passed to Mailer::later() was being ignored in certain configurations.
• Arr::last() iterable support - Restored proper iterable support, which was silently broken in a previous refactor.
• Arr::every() and Arr::some() - Iterable support also restored for these utility methods, closing a regression that affected non-array iterables.

Internal Polish

• String helpers optimized - Str::ucfirst() and Str::lcfirst() now use native PHP 8.4 functions under the hood for a small but measurable speed boost.
• New Stringable usage - The framework internally adopts new Stringable(...) instead of Str::of()/str(), paving the way for more consistent string handling.
• Rector rules enabled - Additional Rector rules have been enabled in the codebase, signaling the teams commitment to automated code quality tooling.
• Credential marking - HTTP testing credentials are now marked as sensitive, preventing accidental leaks in test output and logs.

Upgrade at Your Own Pace

Laravel 13.22.0 is a minor release with zero breaking changes. Run composer update laravel/framework and your tests should stay green. The new features are opt-in, so nothing will break on update.

Full changelog available on GitHub.