Release 2.3.2

A long overdue release update including some necessary changes generously provided by the community

- Fix for heartbeat (by @013cbr)
- Updated BE documentation (by @vdwijngaert)
- CY tax numbers now can start with 6 (by @nastia-vinnytska)

This will be the last update including PHP 7.4

Next update will only support PHP 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3

Version 2.3.1

After a long time waiting, a fix for lingering countries made by @julesdohmen was approved and merged in.

chore: better validate if bcmath is loaded

Release 2.2.0

Providing SSL/TLS support for VIES service

Release 2.1.14 - Welcome to Northern Ireland

With Brexit being final, we like to welcome Northern Ireland to the VAT validation service. A huge thanks for @jonathanmaron to provide the update to make this possible.

Release 2.1.13

This release was long overdue but because of work, life and Covid-19 a delay was unfortunately not preventable.

With this release we have a few new features and some bug fixes:

- Using the command line for checking VAT
- Full support for proxy services
- Allowing to use VIES test codes
- Allowing VAT for Bulgarian foreign natural persons

This release was made possible thanks to the help of @jellynoone and @fabianwelzer. Great work folks 👍 and thank you for your contributions 🙇!

Release DragonBe/vies-2.1.12

It has taken a while but this release is jam-packed with bug fixes and improvements.

Here's a list of what has been done:
- Bug fixes:
  - Issue #99: Failure to add arguments (like trader name) with non-Latin characters
  - Issue #64: Adding support for VIES Test services
- Improvements:
  - Removing support for PHP-7.0
  - Improving unit and integration tests
  - Added additional edge test cases
  - Improving language usage and error messages
  - Moving Docker containers into their own project space

A huge thanks and appreciation for @peter279k for his pull requests and to @krzaczek, @robmeek, @fidelo-software and @MPablo for reporting issues. Thank you all 🙇 for your time and efforts.

Enjoy this new release 🚀

Fix for validation of Finnish VAT numbers

Thanks to the contributions of @jbrinksmeier an issue validating Finnish VAT numbers is now fixed.

Release vies-2.1.10

Minor updates:

- Added VAT validation for new Dutch ID's for self employed entrepreneurs
- Added support for PHP 7.4 in testing

A big shoutout this time to @krzaczek for his swift actions and code updates, but also a big thank you to @Smitsel and @MollieRick for their contributions in getting this change mentioned and updated.

Fixing broken code style issue

Needed to fix this ASAP: code style violation fixes are crucial for continuous work on the project