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Brew 6.0.0

Brew: 6.0.0 Release

Release date:

June 11, 2026

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5.1.15 (released June 3, 2026)

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What's Changed

services: fix not loading with --sudo-service-user by @sexagesimal in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22500
livecheck/strategy: convert Version to String by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22526
brew bundle dump trusted bundle entries by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22528
pathname: accept Pathname in write_env_script method by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22529
docs: link to Tap-Trust from index by @scpeters in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22533
Block worktree updates by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22525
Handle untrusted bundle formulae by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22527
test: use language-specific heredoc delimiters by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22536
pathname: change env_script_all_files type by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22538
Allow logs in build sandbox by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22539
HeaderMatch: fix type error by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22530
test_bot/formulae_dependents: avoid overwriting shard_index by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22543
Default bundle jobs to auto by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22545
Hide maintainer commands by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22547
sorbet: Less RBI duplication to successfully typecheck RSpec tests by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22540
Speed up cask backup copies by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22552
Allow rebuild install step methods by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22554
Add Bundler cooldown by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22555
Skip untrusted cleanup formulae by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22553
sorbet: Bump more tests to typed: true by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22542
generate-cask-ci-matrix: respect maximum_macos requirement by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22556
workflows/tests: test test-bot on containerless Linux by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22557
Label WSL analytics by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22558
Remove PLC references by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22561
Silence trust warnings in completion by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22559
Default to internal API by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22546
Audit redundant service path setup by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22514
rubocops/cask/url: fix keyword parameter check and autocorrect by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22562
formula_creator: update Ruby to match common env order by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22564
Use public API for autobump by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22565
Add Homebrew/UnreferencedLet cop by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22566
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 9 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22550
Fix skip_relocation? on Linux by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22567
test: disable return false handling by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22147
Add rebuild step RuboCop checks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22515
Migrate to Ubuntu 24.04 by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21761
cask/dsl/caveats: fix built_in_caveats type by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22534
Avoid frozen update report arrays by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22573
Avoid untap tracebacks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22572
keg: make share/mime into a real directory by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22579
cask/audit: normalize 10.16 minimum macOS by @SSakutaro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22574
Cask::Auditor: fix audit return type by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22578
info: clarify same-named conflicts and shadowed formulae by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22537
Homebrew 6 deprecations by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22549
Remove remote theme usage, improve README by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22563
Skip valid cached cask fetches by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22580
workflows/docker: build Ubuntu 26.04 images by @ZhongRuoyu in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22586
generate-cask-ci-matrix: remove deprecated --signing flag from audit arguments by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22587
Tweak macOS .pkg package-user plist handling by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22581
Clean up leftover .reinstall kegs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22584
cmd/info: fix --installed by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22588
Handle formulae and casks more uniformly across commands by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22585
Pin tap allow/forbid/trust lists to remotes by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22590
Ignore .git suffix when matching GitHub tap remotes by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22604
utils/inreplace: fix errors type by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22605
Preliminary macOS 27 (Golden Gate) support by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22592
trust: support trusting tap by remote URL by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22611
tap: recognise more equivalent remote forms by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22612
docs: improve docs. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22598
Stop auto-tapping untrusted taps by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22599
Make brew bundle honour the trusted: option by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22594
cmd/untap: allow to untap a repo if package raises MethodDeprecatedError by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22602
description_cache_store: require formula_versions by @aholland in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22610
Fix brew tests tap trust config home by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22614
sorbet: Typecheck even more tests by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22575
Deflake bzip2 cask installer test by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22615
Consolidate tap remote normalisation logic by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22616
Deprecate default opt-ins by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22601
tap: add trusted field to tap-info by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22613
Trust qualified tap items before install by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22621
Defer HOMEBREW_ env secrets to download time by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22623
Mark custom-remote taps trusted in bundle dump by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22625
description_cache_store/cask: require formula_versions by @aholland in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22626
cmd/trust: add --json=v1 flag by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22624
Loosen issue/PR template completeness checks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22627
extend/ENV/std: remove unused Clang < 700 by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22630
bottle_specification: add constants for cellar symbols by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22629
Fix brew bundle failures for trusted taps by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22634
Emit Linux variations for casks with Linux checksums by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22632
pathname: change write_env_script type by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22638
Avoid loading tap commands on completion rebuild by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22637
Document Brewfile tap trust by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22635
Run brew lgtm on stop in AI hooks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22639
Deprecate now-default bundle and internal API env vars by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22641
docs: only lint index.md when it exists by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22640
Fix typo in FFmpeg audit command by @qzubad in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22642
Base --changed commands on origin/HEAD by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22644
utils/ast: find resources if they are in stable block by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22646
workflows/tests: speed up glibc test runner by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22648
Isolate trust store specs to fix flaky test by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22649
cask/caskroom: handle untrusted errors better by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22652
livecheck/strategy/extract_plist: fix runtime type issue by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22653
cmd/trust: add --taps by @Bo98 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22654
Remove dead code in Library/Homebrew/utils/ by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22650
docs/FAQ: address "rewrite Homebrew in Rust" by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22658
Add Responsible AI Usage documentation by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22656
Add software supply chain security docs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22657
Trust taps with scp-style remotes without a user by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22655

New Contributors

@sexagesimal made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22500
@SSakutaro made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22574
@aholland made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22610
@qzubad made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22642

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.1.15...6.0.0