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Brew 5.1.1

Brew: 5.1.1 Release

Release date:

March 23, 2026

Previous version:

5.1.0 (released March 11, 2026)

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What's Changed

Respect installed dependents during autoremove by @rexmhall09 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21719
build(deps): bump the github-actions group with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21727
Fix/bundle dump missing service manager by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21722
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 15 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21728
Fix/cask on system conditionals infinite loop by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21733
Homebrew startup performance tweaks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21734
rubocop: Avoid duplicate arch-specific versions (and more) in casks by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21724
generate-cask-ci-matrix.rb: better ci-skip-repository coverage by @pthariensflame in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21737
Show cask version transition in per-cask upgrade output. by @dasmfm in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21730
brew bundle: make non-core DSLs a single file by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21721
sorbet: enable experimental RSpec mode by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21742
linkage_checker: allow cyan extras by @devnoname120 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21740
sorbet: Bump cask artifact files to typed: strict by @mvanhorn in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21738
Fix remote tab sometimes being used for local bottle installs by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21743
bundle: refactor remaining bundle extensions by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21741
autoremove: cross-check candidates against formula definitions by @costajohnt in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21725
rubocops/dependency_order: fix error on dstr by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21750
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 5 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21749
bump: print skip status, message(s), and errors by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21746
bundle: refactor brew, cask, and tap classes by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21745
brew.sh: calculate HOMEBREW_MACOS_VERSION_NUMERIC earlier. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21752
rubocops/urls: audit more Apache URLs and autocorrect by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21744
utils/popen: log which SystemCallError is raised by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21754
bundle: consolidate specs to match unified package type classes by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21757
rubocop: reenable Layout/IndentationWidth by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21763
build(deps): bump json from 2.19.1 to 2.19.2 in /docs by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21764
formula_auditor: ignore implicit dep for Linux gcc audit by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21765
bundle: unify bundle package type classes by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21766
test/linux_runner_spec_spec: use unversioned container by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21769
fix: fall back to stable deps when head_dependencies is absent by @costajohnt in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21762
tap_auditor: audit disabled_new_usr_local_relocation_formulae.json by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21770
workflows/docs: remove cache-homebrew-prefix usage in formulae.brew.sh by @ZhongRuoyu in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21778
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 8 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21783
docs/Linux-CI: remove old information by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21777
dev-cmd/tap-new: use ubuntu-latest + ghcr.io/homebrew/brew:main by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21780
build(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 in the github-actions group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21784
Use ghcr.io/homebrew/brew:main for tests and bottling by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21779
build(deps-dev): bump json from 2.19.1 to 2.19.2 in /Library/Homebrew by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21786
Use ubuntu-latest and add constant for arm linux runner by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21787
docs/Adding-Software-to-Homebrew: remove braces by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21789
PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE: tweak and make consistent. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21792
Fix doubled words in comments and docs by @yangsong97 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21798
brew.sh: work around non-writable cache for lgtm commands. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21791
fix: rescue FormulaSpecificationError in Formula.all by @costajohnt in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21796
utils/svn_spec: fix flaky test. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21799
bundle/remover: Remove description comments by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21735
brew-rs: add an opt-in Rust frontend path by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21774
cask: add generate_completions_from_executable DSL artifact by @mvanhorn in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21781
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21800
test/formula_auditor_spec: add Linux-only GCC dep tests by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21767
build(deps): bump actions/create-github-app-token from 2.2.1 to 3.0.0 in the github-actions group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21801
Do not allow setting HOMEBREW_EXPERIMENTAL_RUST_FRONTEND in env file by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21803
formula_auditor: reject claude-agent-sdk by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21804

New Contributors

@mvanhorn made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21738
@yangsong97 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21798

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.1.0...5.1.1