# Laravel v13.26.0

- Product: Laravel (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/laravel)
- Vendor: Laravel
- Date: 2026-08-18
- Version: v13.26.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/laravel/framework/releases/tag/v13.26.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/laravel/releases/v13.26.0

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- **added** — Add JobReleased event to Worker
- **added** — Add managedQueues() to the Cloud queue
- **added** — Add closure support to wherePivot and orWherePivot
- **added** — Add orWhereKey and orWhereKeyNot to Eloquent Builder
- **added** — Add debounceable queued listeners
- **added** — Add dedicated exception for idle process timeouts
- **added** — Add process fake assertion helpers
- **added** — Introduce Queue::forward()
- **added** — Add getRelatedClass to Relation
- **changed** — Accept enums in inOrderOf()
- **changed** — Surface paused queues in the queue worker output
- **changed** — Pass a connector to PhpRedisClusterConnection so it can rebuild its client
- **changed** — Allow read through filesystems to optionally not copy
- **changed** — Allow some Redis commands to retry on transient failures
- **changed** — Remove the pinned @laravel/multiplex version
- **changed** — Make process pools iterable
- **changed** — Support Guzzle 8
- **changed** — Support array commands in process fake assertions
- **changed** — Promote nested data to top-level managed queue event
- **changed** — Preserve input key order when merging files in Request::all()
- **fixed** — Respect readonly=false in Microsoft SQL Server configuration
- **fixed** — Avoid cross-slot reads when checking paused queues
- **fixed** — Only register pail dev command when installed
- **fixed** — Fix constantly asking to install multiplex and starting vite on project without vite
- **fixed** — Fix Redis pipeline facade annotation
- **fixed** — Stricten upload to be fetch only from request's query string for temporary upload urls
- **fixed** — Improves in validation rule from getting bypass via loose comparison
- **fixed** — Retry timed-out cloud agent long-polls
- **fixed** — Scan every master node in phpredis cluster connections
- **fixed** — Fix uncaptured setTestNow now() reuse in tests
- **fixed** — Report seeder progress in db:seed command when a specific class is specified
- **fixed** — Fix infinite scan loop when pruning stale cache tags on a Redis cluster
- **fixed** — Keep the Redis connection usable when a pipeline or transaction fails
- **fixed** — Escape single quotes in Postgres JSON path attributes
- **fixed** — Prevent TypeError when JSON:API query parameters are arrays
- **fixed** — Fix expectsQuestion() docblock to allow array answers
- **fixed** — Rebuild the phpredis client after a cluster response error
- **fixed** — Fix throwUnless() silently doing nothing when given a closure
- **fixed** — Keep the assertion failure message when session errors are JSON serialized

* [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/61

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