#validation

Laravel 13.36 (framework PR 61833, released 2026-10-13) adds a Rule:: builder for every validation rule that was still string-only (Rule::requiredWithout, Rule::url()->protocols, Rule::uuid()->version, Rule::distinct()->ignoreCase, and others), plus Rule::date()->equals. Builders give IDE autocompletion and pass parameters as arrays, so values containing commas, quotes or pipes no longer break; string rules still work and can be mixed in.