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Brew 5.1.4

Brew: 5.1.4 Release

Release date:

April 5, 2026

Previous version:

5.1.3 (released March 31, 2026)

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Contributors:

12 total committers

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Top Contributors in 5.1.4

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What's Changed

Enable strict typing in Library/Homebrew/rubocops/ by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21540
utils/pypi: use existing non-PyPI resource if expected version by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21873
fix: skip casks being uninstalled from dependent check by @costajohnt in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21887
bundle: add cleanup support to npm, cargo, go, and uv extensions by @mvanhorn in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21883
Fix bundle check for tap-qualified formula services by @kejadlen in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21890
build(deps): bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21897
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 10 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21895
build(deps): bump the cargo group across 1 directory with 6 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21896
Move cask upgrade summaries before fetch by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21898
test: fix flaky livecheck throttle spec fixtures by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21899
formula: use Pathname#empty? instead of children.empty? to check for installation by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21901
brew-rs: default to anonymous GHCR bearer token in fetch by @cachebag in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21889
Document Rosetta cask support policy by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21903
cmd/--version: combine two git calls into one per repo by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21904
Clarify compatibility_version guidance by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21902
Stop implicit tap installation by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21905
Document unsupported multi-user setups by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21908
cask/audit: apply signing audit to manual installers by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21900
dependencies: typed: strict by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21916
formula_auditor: reject @github/copilot by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21913
utils/github: empty repo implies zero commits by @scpeters in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21914
utils/github: paginate when getting org repos by @scpeters in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21915
Clarify version-locking docs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21907
Add npm and pip cooldown defaults by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21919
Mirror brew-rs files to Homebrew names by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21918
Install explicitly requested taps by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21921
perf/leaves: avoid Formulary.resolve for each runtime dependency (~30% faster) by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21911
Cooldown PyPI resource resolution by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21920
formula: use Time.now to calculate std_pip_args by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21927
Alias brew update <formula> to upgrade by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21906
Make Linux cask requirements explicit by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21909
brew-rs: implement native info for API-cached formulae by @cachebag in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21924
docs/Acceptable-Formulae: update notability requirements by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21923
Remove brew-rs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21928
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.32.6 to 4.35.1 in the github-actions group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21931
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21930
Remove LLVM header workaround by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21932
docs: clarify -full formula guidance by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21929
extend/ENV: add extra secret type by @GunniBusch in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21933
dev-cmd/tap-new: fix writable check by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21934

New Contributors

@kejadlen made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21890
@cachebag made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21889

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.1.3...5.1.4