Laravel 13 was officially released on March 17, 2026. According to Laravel is official support policy, it will receive bug fix support until Q3 2027 (approximately July to September 2027), and security fix support until March 17, 2028 . This follows Laravel is standard practice of providing 18 months of bug fix support and 2 years of security support for each major version.
Support Timeline Overview
Support Type & End Date
1.Bug Fixes | Q3 2027
2.Security Fixes | March 17, 2028
Example: Checking Your Application is Compatibility
Before upgrading to or starting a new project with Laravel 13, you should verify that your server environment meets the minimum PHP version requirement. Laravel 13 requires PHP 8.3 or higher (supported through PHP 8.5) . You can run the following command in your terminal to check your current PHP version:
php -v
If the output shows PHP 8.3.x or a higher version (such as PHP 8.4.x), your environment is compatible with Laravel 13. If it shows PHP 8.2.x or lower, you will need to upgrade PHP before installing or upgrading to Laravel 13, as the framework will not run on older versions. This check is particularly important for existing Laravel 12 projects, which only required PHP 8.2, meaning an upgrade of the runtime environment is a necessary prerequisite for moving to Laravel 13 .