For clarity, October CMS aims to upgrade the Laravel framework every 2 years to reduce the technical burden on the ecosystem and balance it with staying up to date.
Roadmap for the next 10 years
- October v1 - Laravel 3,4,5 (Oct 2013)
- October v2 - Laravel 6 (July 2021)
- October v3 - Laravel 9,10 (July 2022)
- October v4 - Laravel 12 (Mar 2025)
- October v5 - Laravel 14 (Mar 2027)
- October v6 - Laravel 16 (Mar 2029)
- October v7 - Laravel 18 (Mar 2031)
- October v8 - Laravel 20 (Mar 2033)
This plan upgrades Laravel “every other” version and aligns closely with the Laravel release date moving forward. Assuming Laravel’s release schedule remains unchanged. It gives October CMS a rough 2.5-year window of technology support and is a sign of modern times using PHP and modern frameworks like Laravel.
A developer can be expected to upgrade the platform once every 2 to 3 years under a minimal maintenance schedule.