Laravel 13.9.0 release notes, 13 May 2026

[13.x] Fix issue using custom aws credential providers by @iWader in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60000
[13.x] Revert "Correct Factory::configure @return to $this (#59963)" by @jnoordsij in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60004
[13.x] Replace mb_split with preg_split by @jnoordsij in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60012
[13.x] Keep calls to implode() consistent by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60013
[13.x] update rand() to mt_rand() by @browner12 in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60018
[13.x] remove mt_srand() deprecated "mode" argument by @browner12 in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60020
[13.x] Remove useless fail-fast option by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60019
[13.x] Prefer spaceship operator when possible by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60015
[13.x] Fix incorrectly opened DocBlocks by @CasEbb in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60014
[13.x] Ensure that the named arguments are sorted during a call by @lucasmichot in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60017
[13.x] Rely on guzzlehttp/psr7 for nested multipart array expansion - Fix #59992 by @RomainMazB in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/59984
[13.x] Add PreparesForDispatch interface for Jobs by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/59879
Add support to scoped filesystem for Cloud by @jeremynikolic in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60030
[13.x] Unused $parameters in validate*case() by @weshooper in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60024
[13.x] Narrow attachment url scheme by @benbjurstrom in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60034
[13.x] Skip allocation in mergeFillable/Appends/Hidden/Visible when input is empty by @olivier-zenchef in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60008
add generic return types to Builder paginate methods by @levikl in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60045
[13.x] Make PendingDispatch conditionable by @kevinb1989 in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60047
[13.x] Display error in queue:pause when Worker isn't pausable by @weshooper in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60023
[13.x] Add tests for Attachment::fromUrl() URL scheme validation by @mdalikadar in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60054
[13.x] Fix @params typo in toPrettyJson docblocks by @mosabbirrakib in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60050
[13.x] re-add docblock for apply() method by @browner12 in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60055
[13.x] Add unicode modifier to preg_split by @rodrigopedra in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60056
[13.x] Add name to MigrationStarted/MigrationEnded events by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60059
[13.x] Ability to override the Worker timeout exit code by @jackbayliss in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60072
[13.x] Add method to convert a Password instance to a passwordrules string by @imliam in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60070
add index for database performance by @DGarbs51 in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60073
[13.x] Add optional disk storage for large SQS queue payloads by @Orrison in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/59734
[13.x] Cloud queue metrics by @timacdonald in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60074
[13.x] reset Lottery on test case teardown by @cosmastech in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60083
[13.x] Add support for after_commit for Cloud queue metrics by @timacdonald in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60078
[13.x] Remove Composer github-oauth credentials on Linux & Windows Actions by @crynobone in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60095
Revert "[13.x] Remove Composer github-oauth credentials on Linux & Windows Actions" by @crynobone in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60100
[13.x] Support config caching with Cloud queues by @timacdonald in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60094
[13.x] Support Concurrency Run Timeouts by @dbpolito in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60105
[13.x] Allow passing a Closure to ThrottlesExceptions middleware by @cosmastech in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60103
[13.x] Add enum support to contextual attribute binding by @Tresor-Kasenda in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60092
[13.x] Add foreignUuidFor schema helper by @Tresor-Kasenda in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60091
[13.x] Add unicode modifier to SeeInHtml normalize whitespace regex by @mosabbirrakib in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60090
[13.x] Replace @return with @var on property docblocks by @mosabbirrakib in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60087
Fix grammatical error in Lottery::alwaysLose() PHPDoc comment by @rpsohag in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60086
Fix typo in Sleep::microsecond() PHPDoc comment by @rpsohag in https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60085