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Brew 5.1.0

Brew: 5.1.0 Release

Release date:

March 11, 2026

Previous version:

5.0.16 (released March 2, 2026)

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Contributors:

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What's Changed

Serialize CaskStructs in the internal API by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21502
Enable strict typing in Homebrew::TestBot (take 3) by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21576
github_runner_matrix: skip newer intel CI unless exact tag by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21620
Homebrew 5.1.0 deprecations/disables/deletions by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21629
Cleanup Download Queue by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21638
rubocops/urls: collect all livecheck urls by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21647
formula_auditor: only audit compatibility_version on valid platform by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21649
Remove deprecation check in autobump logic by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21651
Fix issue with missing ruby_soruce_checksum in CaskStruct by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21653
Autobump resources with livecheck blocks by @nandahkrishna in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21623
Remove API placeholders in FormulaStruct and CaskStruct by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21656
bundle: auto-tap formulae or casks in brew bundle by @gibfahn in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21654
Handle missing cask methods. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21657
bump-formula-pr: add checkbox that suggests to check comment annotations by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21658
dev-cmd/tests: remove HOMEBREW_REALLY_USE_INTERNAL_API from environment by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21663
bump-formula-pr: remove unnecessary newlines by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21660
Fix display on "dumb" terminals by @stac47 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21659
dev-cmd/irb: use irb executable instead of gem by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21661
Portable Ruby 4.0.1 by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21459
test_bot: avoid deferring when only running dependent tests by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21672
build(deps): bump the github-actions group with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21673
build(deps): bump certifi from 2026.1.4 to 2026.2.25 in /Library/Homebrew/formula-analytics in the pip group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21674
migrator: fix cask loads. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21669
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 8 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21675
Link versioned keg-only formulae by default by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21676
Add brew style --fix --todo by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21679
docs: reference brew generate-zap instead of external CreateZap by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21680
Revert "Link versioned keg-only formulae by default" by @scpeters in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21682
docs: fix Ronn parser compatibility typo by @Rohan5commit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21683
Revert "Revert "Link versioned keg-only formulae by default"" by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21684
github: change artifact selection order by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21685
bundle/installer: output "Fetching" message. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21686
docs: fix MCP server test description typo by @Rohan5commit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21688
Don't attempt to use the internal API for Casks by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21667
bump: handle simple arch-specific version bumps by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21692
Remove rubocop:todo from RBI files. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21693
docs: fix Common Issues typo by @Rohan5commit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21696
bin/brew: simplify filtering of BIN_BREW_EXPORTED_VARS by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21697
bin/brew: tighten regex for variable exclusion by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21699
formula: imply link_overwrite for related formulae by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21689
rubocops/move_to_extend_os: audit OS checks in extend/os by @ZhongRuoyu in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21698
unlink: preserve non-keg-only versioned links by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21700
Docs: fix duplicate word in Brewfile guide by @Rohan5commit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21703
os/mac/xcode: promote Xcode 26.3 by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21701
github/workflows: add cache-homebrew-prefix workflow keys. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21704
Deprecate no_autobump! because: :requires_manual_review by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21550
bump: don't error when checking casks with version :latest by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21705
Fix Ruby version comparison logic for 4.0+ by @hqzing in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21706
SkipConditions: join multiple skip messages by @rexmhall09 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21708
docs: outdated macOS tools imply tier 2 by @scpeters in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21710
diagnostic: reword issue reporting guidelines by @scpeters in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21711
Json: set allow_duplicate_key in JSON.parse call by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21709
formulary: soften deprecation errors from FromBottleLoader by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21712
bump: use semicolon skip messages delimiter by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21714

New Contributors

@stac47 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21659
@Rohan5commit made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21683
@hqzing made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21706
@rexmhall09 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21708

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.0.16...5.1.0