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5.x (CakePHP 5.x, builtin-backend)

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•Last updated Sep 19, 2026

A breaking change release that makes the builtin backend the primary and only backend. This integrates migrations more closely with cakephp/database. Type names and reflection of types is now aligned with cakephp/database.

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Partitioning support - Questions for refinement

#977

· jamisonbryant opened

on Dec 11, 2025

Emit CHARACTER SET for columns with an explicit encoding

cakephp/migrations

#1112

· maurobrandoni opened

on Aug 30, 2026

Load migration classes only when they are executed

cakephp/migrations

#1114

· nicosp opened

on Sep 14, 2026