Release version with PHP 8.5 support

[emyller]

💡 Feature / Idea

Publish a new release with PHP 8.5 support. The main branch already includes the updated constraint (8.1 - 8.5), but the current stable release (0.10.0) only supports PHP 8.1–8.4.

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Pitch

PHP 8.5.0 was released on November 20, 2025. Downstream projects depending on this library cannot support PHP 8.5 until a new version is published.

For example, Flagsmith PHP SDK 5.0.0 cannot be installed on PHP 8.5 due to this constraint. See Flagsmith/flagsmith-php-client#127.

[npwvestjens]

+1, this is currently blocking our upgrade to PHP 8.5

[SoftCreatR]

An upgrade is already in progress, and about to be released soon.

[SoftCreatR]

Version 0.11.0 now fully supports PHP 8.5, and all of it's features. However, this is just a compatibility release. Version 1.0.0 (based on 0.11.0) is already in progress, solving all currently open issues.

[erik-treehouse]

Howcome the 1.0.0 version only supports PHP 8.5 ? Is there something in that version that is available only in PHP 8.5 ?

[SoftCreatR]

Some parts of the code, yes.

[haoranyuan]

Thanks for clarifying!

Could you point out which parts specifically?

[SoftCreatR]

Just try running the lib on PHP 8.4 or lower :)

[erik-treehouse]

Seems alright https://github.com/erik-treehouse/JSONPath/actions/runs/22146808482

Or does that not cover enough code?