9.0.42

PHP Changes

• Fix STRICT_GROUPING rejecting numbers written without formatting (#772 - @wleeaf)
• Do not skip the character after a match in PhoneNumberMatcher (#773 - @wleeaf)
• Treat an unset extension as empty in containsOnlyValidXChars (#774 - @wleeaf)
• Bump minimum giggsey/locale version for CLDR v49 test compatibility

Google v9.0.42 changes: Oct 22, 2026

Metadata changes:

• Updated alternate formatting data for country calling code(s): 91
• Updated phone metadata for region code(s):
  AU, AX, BW, CC, CN, CO, CR, CV, CX, DK, ES, FI, GH, GY, IN, KE, KW, PG, PY,
  RU, SH
• Updated short number metadata for region code(s): BW, CO
• Updated geocoding data for country calling code(s):
  86 (en, zh), 91 (en), 233 (en), 267 (en)
• New carrier data for country calling code(s): 7 (kk)
• Updated carrier data for country calling code(s):
  7 (en, ru), 33 (en), 34 (en), 40 (en), 57 (en), 91 (en), 238 (en), 254 (en),
  267 (en), 290 (en), 358 (en), 501 (en), 592 (en), 595 (en), 965 (ar, en),
  973 (en)