Laravel 13: What Actually Breaks When You Upgrade (and What Doesn't)
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Laravel 12 stopped receiving bug fixes on August 13, 2026. Since then only security patches remain, and those run out on February 24, 2027. If you have a production app on 12, you are already in the last window. The good news is that Laravel 13 really is a small upgrade. The official docs estimate 10 minutes and say most applications can upgrade "without changing much application code." That is true. The bad news is the nuance almost nobody is covering: minimal breaking changes is not zero bre