- Added first‑party image processing, a new `WithoutMiddleware` controller attribute, Redis session prefix support, and quiet increment/decrement methods on Eloquent models.
- Enhanced testing utilities and documentation, including missing `$separator` docs for Storage, new assertions (e.g., `assertEmpty`, public `MailFake::assertQueuedTimes()`), scheduler tests, and URI toStringable tests.
- Fixed multiple bugs such as SQS queue size precedence, HTTP header lookups, `Str::containsAll` behavior, Number formatting edge cases, JsonApiResource closure handling, TrustProxies multiple proxy support, and added `[SensitiveParameter]...