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Brew 5.1.12

Brew: 5.1.12 Release

Release date:

May 18, 2026

Previous version:

5.1.11 (released May 10, 2026)

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Contributors:

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Release Notes Published

What's Changed

info: resolve installed formulae from receipt's tap and warn on shadow by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22224
info: resolve aliased deps when checking installed status by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22228
audit: don't check livecheck throttle days offline by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22233
Add brew exec command by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22222
Annotate test-bot dependency impact by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22221
Omit platform for all bottles by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22227
test/cask: speed up missing source test by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22234
Skip bot incomplete PR closures by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22232
build(deps): bump urllib3 from 2.6.3 to 2.7.0 in /Library/Homebrew/formula-analytics by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22235
Use internal API for developers by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22226
Use AST for source rewrites by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22220
Fix bottled default config upgrades by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22223
shims/super/ninja: omit -j flag when MAKEFLAGS advertises jobserver by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22237
cli: hide hide_from_man_page commands from 'brew commands' by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22229
Parallelise dependent test-bot tests by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22239
Move macOS sandbox logic by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22238
os/mac/hardware/cpu: add M5 and M5 Pro/Max by @fxcoudert in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22242
workflows/docs: improve and simplify. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22244
Allow cask macOS dep migration by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22246
Replace brew which-update by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22231
gitignore: ignore brew-rs. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22245
Add OS dependency style checks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22199
simulate-macos: use newest supported version by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22248
update-portable-ruby: run brew typecheck --update by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22250
Portable Ruby 4.0.4 by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22236
bump-cask-pr: tolerate idempotent stanza replace by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22252
Add RubyGems livecheck cooldown by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22253
aliases: break load-time cycle with cmd/alias by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22260
cask, formula: run forbidden checks before download by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22259
Fix cask OS dependency regressions by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22261
mcp: preserve tool arguments as argv by @RajvardhanPatil07 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22262
Clarify Brewfile snapshots documentation by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22263
Add internal API metadata by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22264
Improve bundle check guidance by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22265
Support CPS metadata dirs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22267
Link shared security policy by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22266
cmd/bundle: fix check --quiet by @branchv in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22273
cmd/outdated: fix handling of auto_updates by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22272
Move API checks into RuboCop by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22283
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.35.3 to 4.35.4 in the github-actions group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22288
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 6 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22287
Add brew exec formulae environments by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22269
Preserve manual resource stanzas by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22292
Support pinning casks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22276
Add parser subcommand scaffolding by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22278
expat: bump to 2.7.4 on macOS 26 by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22274
Add ask dependency plans and cask support by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22275
docs/Rakefile: ignore iTunes Xcode page. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22298
Add appimage support for linux by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/20334
Serialise bundle formula locks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22297
cask/upgrade: don't skip quit stanzas by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22295
cask/upgrade: reopen closed apps during upgrade by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22296
info: show other installed versions by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22241
Add Linux Bubblewrap sandbox by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22240
Show install status in which-formula by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22300
More tightly scope build API override by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22311
Embed executables in API JSON by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22301
Add appimagedir to default cask directories by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22312
Remove executables fallback by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22313
Convert services subcommands by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22279
Avoid cached manifest downloads by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22316
parse_basename: fix local test failures by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22317
show more tap info for packages by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22304
Convert bundle subcommands by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22280
workflows/tests: install actionlint. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22320
Convert remaining subcommands by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22281
Improve Linux sandbox behaviour by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22315
info: indicate upgrade target for outdated @-versioned formulae by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22321
Scope subcommand option constraints by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22325
bundle/krew: use kubectl-krew directly by @branchv in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22328
Share system executable fallback by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22322
Scope subcommand usage help by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22326
Fix npm bundle dump PATH by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22332
Skip empty upgrade ask prompt by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22333
test: fix leaky constants by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22336
Fix package API cache install by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22335
Sorbet now understands RSpec's expect block form by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22329

New Contributors

@RajvardhanPatil07 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22262

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.1.11...5.1.12