* fix alphabetical order by [@Khuthaily](https://github.com/Khuthaily) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6627
* [12.x] Reduce redundancy and keeps the .gitignore file cleaner by [@AhmedAlaa4611](https://github.com/AhmedAlaa4611) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6629
* [12.x] Fix: Add void return type to satisfy Rector analysis by [@Aluisio-Pires](https://github.com/Aluisio-Pires) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6628
* [12.x] Remove apc by [@AhmedAlaa4611](https://github.com/AhmedAlaa4611) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6611
* [12.x] Add JSON Schema to package.json by [@martinbean](https://github.com/martinbean) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6613
* Minor language update by [@woganmay](https://github.com/woganmay) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6615
* Enhance .gitignore to exclude common OS and log files by [@mohammadRezaei1380](https://github.com/mohammadRezaei1380) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6619
* [12.x] Update `config/mail.php` to match the latest core configuration by [@AhmedAlaa4611](https://github.com/AhmedAlaa4611) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6594
* Bump vite from 6.0.11 to 6.2.3 - Vulnerability patch by [@abdel-aouby](https://github.com/abdel-aouby) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6586
* Bump vite from 6.2.3 to 6.2.4 by [@thinkverse](https://github.com/thinkverse) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6590
* Remove reverted change from CHANGELOG.md by [@AJenbo](https://github.com/AJenbo) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6565
* Improves clarity in app.css file by [@AhmedAlaa4611](https://github.com/AhmedAlaa4611) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6569
* [12.x] Refactor: Structural improvement for clarity by [@AhmedAlaa4611](https://github.com/AhmedAlaa4611) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6574
* Bump axios from 1.7.9 to 1.8.2 - Vulnerability patch by [@abdel-aouby](https://github.com/abdel-aouby) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6572
* [12.x] Remove Unnecessarily [@source](https://github.com/source) by [@AhmedAlaa4611](https://github.com/AhmedAlaa4611) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6584
* Make the github test action run out of the box independent of the choice of testing framework by [@ndeblauw](https://github.com/ndeblauw) in https://github.com/laravel/laravel/pull/6555