- Added new features: "max" password validation rule, Str::unwrap helper, UUID/ULID support in Carbon::createFromId, JobQueueing event, and multi‑channel routing for AnonymousNotifiable.
- Improved security and correctness: switched File::hasSameHash() to use hash_equals, fixed Rule::unless handling of callable conditions, and resolved a decoding issue in MailLogTransport.
- Various minor enhancements: alphabetical sorting of service providers, global default options for the HTTP factory, and broader Carbon usage optimizations.