Livewire v4.4.1 Is Out — Here's What Changed
Released on 18 August 2026, Livewire v4.4.1 is a focused patch release that resolves a range of bugs accumulated since v4.4.0. It also bumps the bundled Alpine.js twice — first to 3.16.1, then to 3.16.2 — and closes several edge cases that were tripping up Laravel 13 users.
Alpine.js Bumped to 3.16.2
Caleb Porzio landed two consecutive Alpine upgrades in this release (3.16.1 via #10530 and 3.16.2 via #10546). If you rely on Livewire's bundled Alpine build, you get both improvements automatically after upgrading.
Cached Computed Properties Fixed for Laravel 13
A regression caused cached computed properties to return broken objects when running on Laravel 13. The fix landed in #10525 and is transparent — no code changes needed on your end.
Nullable Enum Property Now Handles null Correctly
Previously, updating a nullable enum property back to null threw a ValueError. The fix in #10527 ensures the hydration layer gracefully accepts null for these properties:
// This pattern no longer throws a ValueError
public ?Status $status = null;
Reactive Eloquent Models and Lazy-Loaded Relations
A long-standing pain point: accessing a lazy-loaded relation on a reactive Eloquent model incorrectly triggered CannotMutateReactivePropException. Fixed in #10536, so relation access on reactive models now works as expected.
Server Actions Blocked from Reactive Bindings
Server actions were being unintentionally triggered by reactive property bindings. #10484 prevents this, reducing unnecessary round-trips to the server.
Asset Loading Fixes After Navigation
Two separate fixes address asset loading issues introduced in v4.x:
- Script modules were not reloading after browser back/forward navigation (#10481).
- Assets following a stylesheet were silently skipped and never loaded (#10482).
Both fixes are by first-time contributor @stebrl.
Route Macros Available to Package Service Providers
The Route::lazy() and Route::defer() macros were not available when called from package service providers. #10533 corrects the registration timing so third-party packages can rely on these macros safely.
Other Notable Fixes
_removeUploadfor Collection properties now works correctly (#10485).- Nested synthesizers are now recursively hydrated during property updates (#10489).
- Implicit island morphs are batched and output order is preserved (#10529).
- Unhandled promise rejections from cancelled polls are now caught (#10428).
- Component namespace matching now only matches on whole path segments, preventing false positives (#10476).
- Type validation added to
CarbonSynthandEnumSynth(#10541).
Key Takeaways
- Upgrade to v4.4.1 if you are on Laravel 13 and use cached computed properties.
- Nullable enum properties are now safe to reset to
null. - Lazy-loaded Eloquent relations on reactive models no longer throw exceptions.
- Alpine.js is now at 3.16.2 in the bundled build.
- Script modules and post-stylesheet assets load correctly after navigation.
- Four new contributors joined the project in this release.
