We just tagged v9.5.0 (Codename Braunschweig) a focused maintenance release that keeps n98-magerun2 in step with the latest PHP and Magento versions, tightens up compatibility, and drops the first signal for a breaking change coming in v10.

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PHP 8.5 and Magento 2.4.9 Support

The most important news: n98-magerun2 now officially supports PHP 8.5 and Magento 2.4.9. Both have been added to the CI matrix and documented accordingly.

On the code side, this required a few targeted fixes:

• Reflection API compatibility — PHP 8.5 tightened behavior around certain reflection and PDO attribute usages. The affected code paths have been updated.
• PDO SSL constant compatibility — SSL-related PDO constants changed their availability across PHP versions; the code now handles this gracefully regardless of which version you’re running.

If you’re running or planning to run Magento 2.4.9 on PHP 8.5, you can update n98-magerun2 with confidence.

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install Command Deprecation

Starting with v9.5.0, the install command now prints a deprecation notice at startup:

$ n98-magerun2.phar install
[DEPRECATED] The "install" command is deprecated and will be removed in v10.0.0.

This is an early warning — the command still works as before. But if you have scripts or pipelines relying on n98-magerun2.phar install, now is a good time to plan your migration before v10 drops.

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Bug Fixes

• cache:report error handling — improved behavior when the configured cache adapter does not support ID retrieval; the command now fails gracefully instead of throwing an unhandled exception. The corresponding test is skipped when the adapter doesn’t support it.
• PHPUnit notice assertions updated to align with current PHPUnit conventions.
• Deprecation-to-exception conversion disabled in PHPUnit to prevent test noise from PHP’s own deprecation notices during the 8.5 transition.

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Full Changelog

Add

• Show deprecation notice at start of install command (will be removed in v10.0.0)

Fix

• Add PHP 8.5 compatibility for reflection and PDO attributes
• Improve cache:report error handling, update PHPUnit notice assertions, and resolve PDO SSL constant compatibility issues

Test

• Skip cache:report test if cache adapter does not support ID retrieval
• Disable deprecation-to-exception conversion in PHPUnit

Build

• PHP 8.5 and Magento 2.4.9 support in CI matrix and docs
• Update development dependencies: phpstan, php-cs-fixer, mcp/sdk, rmccue/requests, sigstore/cosign-installer, actions/github-script, softprops/action-gh-release, actions/upload-pages-artifact

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How to Update

As always, the easiest way to update is via the built-in self-update command:

./n98-magerun2.phar self-update

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Give v9.5.0 a spin and let us know how it goes — especially if you’re already on PHP 8.5 or testing against Magento 2.4.9. Feedback, bug reports, and pull requests are always welcome on GitHub.