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Brew 4.6.16

Brew: 4.6.16 Release

Release date:

October 4, 2025

Previous version:

4.6.15 (released September 28, 2025)

Magnitude:

288 Diff Delta

Contributors:

4 total committers

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Commits:

26 Features Released with 4.6.16

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What's Changed

Import and support Portable Ruby by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20769
fix: use composite cache key for to_keys_to_casks method by @dynamicy in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20771
test_bot: fixes for building portable Ruby. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20772
formula_auditor: remove unused postgresql audit by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20774
cask/installer: strengthen --no-quarantine message by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20775
dev-cmd/bottle: change mtime if the date is before 1970 by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20773
test_bot: more fixes for building portable Ruby. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20776
feat: offer ubuntu for eligable casks by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20707
test_bot/formulae_detect: fix portable ruby handling. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20780
test_bot: more fixes for building portable Ruby. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20783
formula_auditor: add liquibase to RELICENSED_FORMULAE_VERSIONS by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20785
dev-cmd/generate-cask-ci-matrix: enable container for linux runners by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20786
xcode_requirement: fix unversioned requirement by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20781
utils/gzip: set mtime to one if it is less than 0 by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20787
cmd/bundle: disable whalebrew dumping by default. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20777
dev-cmd/generate-cask-ci-matrix: amend image version by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20789
rubocop/cask: allow depends_on in on_(arm|intel) blocks by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20779
formula_auditor: move RELICENSED_FORMULAE_VERSIONS list to tap by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20788
dev-cmd/generate-cask-ci-matrix: fix Ubuntu runner label by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20792
Rewrite which formula in bash by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20782
utils/wrapper: fix infinite loop installing Portable Ruby by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20794
Typo: add a space between the words of two strings by @hosamaly in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20795
cmd/update.sh: create directory for executables.txt by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20797
Improve Cask upgrades by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20796
Bump the "all" group with 2 updates across multiple ecosystems by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20810
Fail on unknown brew subcommand by @gibfahn in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20812
audit_min_os: only use sparkle_min_os as fallback by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20813

New Contributors

@dynamicy made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20771
@hosamaly made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20795

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/4.6.15...4.6.16