Laravel 13.38.0 release notes, 20 Oct 2026

[13.x] Allow float values in Unique where rule by @sertxudev in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62059
[13.x] Remove dead until higher order collection proxy by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62057
[13.x] Fix ofMany() alias inside closures by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62051
[13.x] Fix existence and aggregate queries on self-referencing one-of-many relations by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62043
[13.x] Support CountCrashesAsExceptions on queued listeners, mailables and notifications by @Taldres in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62048
[13.x] Make health route compatible with route caching across machines by @percymamedy in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62049
[13.x] Restore the namespaced Cloud logging formatter by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62068
[13.x] Run the Memcached cache lock and tagged cache integration tests by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62069
[13.x] Fix mode() returning truncated values for floats by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62063
[13.x] Reset NotificationFailed flag before each channel send by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62074
[13.x] Respect child #[Connection] attribute over inherited $connection property by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62065
[13.x] Fix whereBetween and whereNotBetween with collection bounds by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62062
[13.x] Fix altering SQLite tables with a foreign key to a table name that needs quoting by @sumaiazaman in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62084
[13.x] Fix clone() on relations by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62081
[13.x] Release the unique lock when dispatching a scheduled job fails by @sumaiazaman in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62083
[13.x] Fix incorrect docblocks by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62097
[13.x] Fix PHPStan error when passing a closure to PendingBatch::allowFailures() by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62096
[13.x] Remove unused imports by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62087
[13.x] Free the previous chunk in lazy() and lazyById() by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62086
[13.x] Add PreventStaleDatabaseReads middleware by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62078
[13.x] Dispatch UniqueJobSkipped when a unique broadcast event is skipped by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62077
[13.x] Remove dead test files by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62101
[13.x] Fix TypeError in date comparison rules on non-date values by @GrahamCampbell in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62103
[13.x] Fix incorrect docblocks by @xurshudyan in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62100
[13.x] add usingWritePdo to Connection by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/62099