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@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- **Core guidelines**: a new Pollora project needs PHP 8.4 (the skeleton's lock ships Symfony 8); the framework itself still supports 8.3 (Pollora/framework#301)
+
 ## [1.3.2] - 2026-09-30
 
 ### Changed
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 @verbatim
 ## Pollora 13.x Specifics
 
-Pollora 13.x targets **Laravel 13.x** and **PHP 8.3+**. Since v13.32 the framework version tracks the Laravel release it targets.
+Pollora 13.x targets **Laravel 13.x**. The framework supports **PHP 8.3+**, but a new project needs **PHP 8.4**: the skeleton's `composer.lock` ships Symfony 8, which requires it. Since v13.32 the framework version tracks the Laravel release it targets.
 
 ### Laravel 13 Compatibility