The Laravel 13.x changelog shows v13.9.0 on May 13, with a fix for custom AWS credential providers among the entries. That is not headline theatre, but it is exactly the sort of release note worth noticing if a client app depends on S3-compatible storage, role-based credentials or unusual deployment environments.
The practical move is modest: check whether any active 13.x projects are pinned below the patch, then run the normal test suite before folding it into the weekly maintenance rhythm.