Laravel 13.30.1

Laravel 13.30.1 is out, and this one rewards the patient. The framework ships a round of query-builder additions, a vector index helper, and a stack of SQL Server and Redis fixes that quietly make daily work easier.

Query Quirks Quashed

insertOrIgnoreReturning() reaches the Eloquent builder passthru, so you can read back rows even when insert collisions get ignored. The schema blueprint gains dropVectorIndex(), and limit() is no longer dropped on update() calls against SQL Server.

Cache Correctness

Orphaned tagged Redis cache entries are now prevented from piling up. If you lean on cache tags, that cleanup alone justifies the bump.

Queue and Worker Wins

WorkerStopping now carries connection and queue context, and the queue manager exposes createPayloadUsing() directly. Small surface, real flexibility for custom payload work.

Storage Sensibility

Storage::path() is confined to the configured disk root, closing a potential escape hatch. Files that live only on a read-through disk fallback keep their visibility set correctly.

Upgrade Action

Point composer at ^13.30 and run your test suite. Patch release, smooth upgrade, worth the trip. Do not delay.