Laravel 8.53 introduces the immutable_date and immutable_datetime castes that convert dates to Immutable.
Cast to CarbonImmutable instead of a regular Carbon instance.
class User extends Model{ public $casts = [ 'date_field' => 'immutable_date', 'datetime_field' => 'immutable_datetime', ];}
Tip given by @PascalBaljet
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