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Product Decisions This Supports

• Security and compliance roadmap: v2.0.0 is a security-driven major release that addresses signed URL path confusion and CRLF injection in email validation. Treat adoption as a risk-reduction decision, not a feature decision.
• Laravel support matrix planning: The package now requires laravel/framework: ^12.61.1|^13.12.0. Product and engineering should plan around dropping Laravel 11 because it is EOL and unpatched.
• Upgrade sequencing: Any product surface relying on this package should schedule a Laravel 12/13 upgrade before adopting v2.0.0. This is a breaking change for Laravel 11 deployments.
• Build vs. buy / dependency strategy: There is not enough functional detail in this release to reassess build-vs-buy on features. The decision is whether to keep and upgrade the dependency for patched security behavior, or remove/replace it if the product cannot move off Laravel 11.
• Release risk acceptance: Teams still on Laravel 11 must explicitly accept staying on an older, unpatched package release or prioritize migration. Product should not treat Laravel 11 support as a long-term option.

When to Consider This Package

Consider adopting or upgrading to v2.0.0 when:

• The product is already on, or can move to, Laravel 12.61.1+ or Laravel 13.12.0+.
• The product needs protection against the referenced signed URL path confusion and CRLF injection issues.
• Security/compliance requirements make EOL framework support unacceptable.
• Engineering can absorb a major-version breaking change and coordinate it with a Laravel upgrade.

Look elsewhere or defer when:

• The product must remain on Laravel 11 in the near term and cannot upgrade.
• The team needs new product features or functional capabilities; this release provides security fixes and framework support changes, not evidence of new feature value.
• The package is not already in use and the product cannot meet the new framework floor.
• Migration off Laravel 11 is not funded or scheduled, making v2.0.0 adoption blocked.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

Executive summary: v2.0.0 is a security and platform-support release. It fixes two security issues but drops Laravel 11 support because Laravel 11 is EOL and unpatched. Adopting it improves security posture and keeps the product on supported Laravel versions, but it requires a coordinated upgrade to Laravel 12.61.1+ or 13.12.0+.

For engineering: Plan this as a breaking-change upgrade. Confirm framework version compatibility, run security regression tests around signed URLs and email validation, and remove Laravel 11 from the support matrix.

For product: Prioritize this if security compliance or Laravel 11 EOL risk is on the roadmap. If the product cannot move off Laravel 11, treat v2.0.0 as blocked and decide whether to fund migration or accept documented risk on an older release.