laravel-update-with-rector

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Laravel Version Upgrade with Rector

You are helping upgrade a Laravel application or package to a newer Laravel version using Rector and the driftingly/rector-laravel community ruleset.

Current stable Laravel version: Laravel 13 (released March 2026). Default to this when the user hasn't specified a target.

PHP Version Requirements by Laravel Version

Laravel	Minimum PHP	Supported PHP
Laravel 10	PHP 8.1	8.1 – 8.3
Laravel 11	PHP 8.2	8.2 – 8.4
Laravel 12	PHP 8.2	8.2 – 8.5
Laravel 13	PHP 8.3	8.3 – 8.5

Important: Laravel 13 drops PHP 8.2 support entirely. If the project is on PHP 8.2, a PHP upgrade to 8.3+ is required before or alongside the Laravel 13 upgrade.

Always check PHP version first — if the project needs a PHP upgrade too, use the php-update-with-rector skill in tandem.

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