* Fix – Create variable products in Lightspeed R-Series even when the matrix attribute set already exists
* Fix – Prevent repeated import errors when a Lightspeed POS R-Series matrix attribute is named with a reserved word such as Type

* Tweak – WooCommerce 10.9 Compatibility.

*Fix: PLUGINS-3340 – PDF Watermark unlink open_basedir restriction error during temporary file cleanup
*Update: PLUGINS-3352 – Security & clean up

* Tweak – WooCommerce 10.9 Compatibility.

* Fix – Address `wc_enqueue_js()` deprecation warnings
* Misc – Updated the SkyVerge Plugin Framework to v6.2.2

* Add – New setting to require a company name when a VAT number is entered, with client- and server-side validation on both Classic and Block checkout.
* Fix – VAT numbers without a country prefix are now correctly rejected at checkout when the country code requirement is enabled.
* Fix – Ensure VAT number validation is triggered when changing "Use same address for billing" on block checkout.
* Fix – Prevent EU VAT checkout errors caused by malformed data from Klarna and similar plugins.
* Fix – Prevent PHP 8.0+ undefined variable warning in Store API endpoint when block checkout is submitted with an empty VAT field.
* Fix – VAT Number saved properly during manual subscription renewal with WooCommerce Subscriptions.
* Fix – VAT exemption now applies correctly at Block Checkout even when VIES is temporarily unavailable.
* Fix – Ensure the computed VAT exemption decision is always applied during checkout, including when exemption should be cleared.
* Fix – Show the correct billing or shipping address label in Block checkout VAT validation error messages.
* Dev – Upgrade Node.js from v20 to v24 and npm from v10 to v11.
* Dev – Upgrade npm and Composer dependencies.
* Dev – Add a spell-check GitHub Actions workflow and fix typos.
* Dev – Bump WooCommerce "tested up to" version 10.9.
* Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 10.7.
* Dev – Bump WordPress "Tested up to" to 7.0.
* Dev – Bump the `plugin-check-action` GitHub Action version to v1.1.5 to fix the runner path failure and add checks to prevent direct file access.