Laravel 12 lifecycle

Label: Laravel 12.x

Current status

security supportmedium

Laravel 12 is currently in security support. The release line remains supported, but it is no longer in its earlier standard support phase.

Official lifecycle source: Laravel GitHub Releases

Support phase
security support
End of life
24 Feb 2027
Latest release
12.69.0
Released
1 Sept 2026

At a glance

Version line
12
Initial release
1 Sept 2026
Lifecycle phase
security support
Latest stable
12.69.0
Latest release date
1 Sept 2026
EOL
24 Feb 2027
Until EOL
~6 months
Risk
medium
Releases tracked
115

Lifecycle timeline

Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.

  1. Release

    1 Sept 2026

  2. standard support

    24 Feb 2025 → 13 Aug 2026

    Source: Laravel GitHub Releases

  3. security supportcurrent

    13 Aug 2026 → 24 Feb 2027

    Source: Laravel GitHub Releases

  4. end of life

    24 Feb 2027 → —

    Source: Laravel GitHub Releases

Laravel 12 is currently in security support. The release line remains supported, but it is no longer in its earlier standard support phase.

Runtime compatibility

PHP versions compatible with Laravel 12, derived from official PHP support policy from vendor releases.

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Latest release

Previous releases

  • 12.68.0

    25 Aug 2026

  • 12.67.0

    18 Aug 2026

  • 12.66.0

    11 Aug 2026

Release history

115 concrete releases tracked for this line.

VersionRelease dateChannelSource
12.69.01 Sept 2026stableSource
12.68.025 Aug 2026stableSource
12.67.018 Aug 2026stableSource
12.66.011 Aug 2026stableSource
12.65.05 Aug 2026stableSource
12.64.014 Jul 2026stableSource
12.63.07 Jul 2026stableSource
12.62.09 Jun 2026stableSource
12.61.14 Jun 2026stableSource
12.61.026 May 2026stableSource
12.60.220 May 2026stableSource
12.60.119 May 2026stableSource
12.60.019 May 2026stableSource
12.59.014 May 2026stableSource
12.58.026 Apr 2026stableSource
12.57.022 Apr 2026stableSource
12.56.026 Mar 2026stableSource
12.55.118 Mar 2026stableSource
12.55.017 Mar 2026stableSource
12.54.110 Mar 2026stableSource
12.54.010 Mar 2026stableSource
12.53.024 Feb 2026stableSource
12.52.017 Feb 2026stableSource
12.51.010 Feb 2026stableSource
12.50.04 Feb 2026stableSource

Release activity

Total releases
115
Last 30 days
5
Last 90 days
9
Avg. interval
~7 days
Most recent
1 Sept 2026

Should I use this version?

Supported, but a newer release line may be preferable

Laravel 12 is in security support. Consider Laravel 9 for new work.

Version comparison

Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.

129
Statussecurity supportstandard support
Latest release12.69.09.52.16
EOLFeb 2027Not published
Riskmediumlow

Compatibility

Evidence-backed compatibility results involving Laravel 12. Only combinations CompatHub can evaluate from upstream sources are listed.

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Sources

Where this information comes from.

Lifecycle sources

Release sources

Data coverage

Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.

Releases tracked
115
Lifecycle periods
3
EOL
Known
Provenance records
4
Data last checked
1 Sept 2026
Latest source update
1 Sept 2026

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