Laravel released three new framework versions on January 7, 2026, bringing valuable new array and collection helpers, enhanced Gate authorization with enum support, and several important bug fixes.

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Laravel released versions 12.45.1, 12.45.2, and 12.46.0 on January 7, 2026. Version 12.46.0 introduces new array helpers `Arr::onlyValues()` and `Arr::exceptValues()` for value-based filtering with optional strict type comparison, plus a `Collection::containsManyItems()` method for checking multiple items efficiently. Version 12.45.2 adds `UnitEnum` support to Gate's `has()` method for type-safe authorization checks. The releases also include bug fixes for ResourceCollections, validator rule appending, database connection table prefix cloning, and MySQL DDL locking options. All updates are backward compatible.

Laravel 12.45.1, 12.45.2, and 12.46.0 Released