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Brew 6.0.16

Brew: 6.0.16 Release

Release date:

August 10, 2026

Previous version:

6.0.15 (released August 2, 2026)

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Release Notes Published

What's Changed

cask/audit: detect incorrect app case by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23400
Start install downloads before local-only checks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23381
contributions: clarify Maintainer team access by @SSakutaro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23394
Tolerate missing bottle manifests in prefetches by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23403
Use workflow result for commit style by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23402
docs/MCP-Server: update Cursor URL by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23415
download_queue: print fetch heading to stderr when stdout is not a TTY by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23406
cask/audit: allow linux-only casks by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23422
Compact install step JSON (25/26) by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23365
api/cask: ignore target when selecting artifact stanza by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23417
Retry API downloads without --time-cond on curl receive errors by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23411
bundle cleanup: document trust store reset by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23412
Pass the download queue to FormulaInstaller when upgrading by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23416
test/ENV_spec: compare only singleton methods by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23421
Restore use of package-provided service files by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23423
bump: show upstream versions in release cooldown by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23409
Add autobump option to tap-new by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23349
Convert Tab attributes to keyword arguments by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23430
Remove Bubblewrap, use Landlock for Linux sandbox by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23425
Fix random time in tap-new by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23432
Complete Cask stanza ordering coverage by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23405
Skip cask link when symlink already correct by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23428
Remove base64 gem and add Homebrew/NoBase64 cop by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23410
Use codesign to sign patched binaries on Intel by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23429
unpack_strategy/dmg: use diskutil image on macOS 14+ by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23414
Speed up brew style and brew readall by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23435
system_config: show core cask tap output on Linux by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23436
Reset default download queue between specs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23424
Fix cask Linux installs without os stanza by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23431
shared_audits: print repo age if too new by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23438
vulns: add --fix-available and --no-fix-available flags by @kmarekspartz in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23152
Revert "unpack_strategy/dmg: use diskutil image on macOS 14+" by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23444
Reject official legacy install hooks (26/26) by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23366
Fix AppImage's stanza name in cask DSL by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23447
Treat cask OS support as explicit data by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23433
Use public_send instead of send for public methods by @AbishekRaj2007 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23449
Enforce explicit formula install-step bases (28/29) by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23404
rubocops: adjust depends_on checks for Linux by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23453
workflows: check autogenerated files when commands change by @kmarekspartz in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23258
Remove the formula install-step var default (29/29) by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23373
cask/audit: reject verified parameter on new casks by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23456
Add quiet mode for automatic updates by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23455
bundle: install cargo packages from a git URL or path by @tftio in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23451
Stabilise service caveats spec by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23470
Update rubocop to 1.89.0 and rubocop-sorbet to 0.14.0 by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23452
requirements/macos_requirement: fix handling for Linux by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23473
Sandbox structured cask operations by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23461
Fetch official tap HEAD for worktrees by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23472
Use bottled inputs and add RuboCop guard by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23468
Use .public_send instead of .send for calls to public methods by @AbishekRaj2007 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23474
Enforce structured install step authoring by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23475
util: spdx license tag limit from 256 to 255 by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23477
Allow sudo in sandboxed Cask install steps by @SSakutaro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23476
service: fix caveat for SSH sessions by @IngmarStein in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23464
Preserve false values in Cask artifact serialization by @SSakutaro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23478
formula: add std_swift_args by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23480
install_steps: allow run steps to ignore failure by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23484
livecheck: fix throttle detached head on CI by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23487
Introduce python_major_minor_version DSL by @iMichka in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23481

New Contributors

@AbishekRaj2007 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23449
@tftio made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23451

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/6.0.15...6.0.16