Getting Started

Treat 1.1.0 as a dependency migration release: the package now requires laminas/* instead of zendframework/*.
Upgrade with composer update <package> --with-dependencies, then inspect composer.lock for lingering zendframework/* entries.
Look first at the package service provider, published config, README examples, public contracts/facades, and any PSR-7/HTTP integration points.
First use case: resolve the package’s main service from Laravel’s container in a controller, job, or command, then add a smoke test covering the same path used in production.

Implementation Patterns

Keep package usage behind a thin app-level service/action so future dependency changes do not leak across controllers and jobs.
Prefer constructor injection/container resolution over facades; bind package interfaces in a service provider when available.
Keep package config in config/*.php and environment-specific values in .env; validate with php artisan config:cache during deployment.
In tests, bind fakes or use the package’s test helpers; run CI against both normal and --prefer-lowest dependency sets.
Use composer why laminas/* and composer why zendframework/* to understand dependency graph changes before adjusting constraints.

The main 1.1.0 risk is transitive dependency conflict: apps or other packages still pinned to zendframework/* may not resolve cleanly with laminas/* equivalents.
If you extended package internals that imported Zend\... namespaces, update imports to Laminas\... or avoid relying on internals.
Avoid keeping both Zend and Laminas versions of the same component; duplicate PSR implementations can cause confusing DI/type errors.
After upgrading, run composer dump-autoload, php artisan config:clear, php artisan cache:clear, and feature tests.
Check Laravel/PHP version constraints in composer.json; dependency-only releases can still change minimum versions indirectly.
Extension points are likely unchanged: service provider bindings, config, middleware/commands, and PSR factories. Confirm against the README before adopting.