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Brew 7.0.0

Brew: 7.0.0 Release

Release date:

September 13, 2026

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6.0.22 (released September 5, 2026)

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Commits:

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What's Changed

Make macOS installer package Apple Silicon only by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23779
Forbid T.must and T.unsafe with RuboCop by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23787
Warn (don't error) on unavailable Linux sandbox in brew tests by @waldyrious in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23782
Add std_shards_args and update creator for crystal by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23790
cask/audit: fix repo names ending in git by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23796
Stop brew tests dirtying the working tree by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23800
Attest supported third-party tap bottles by @heaths in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23769
shared_audits: check homepage domain age via RDAP by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23752
Escape dots in domain regexps by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23799
Deprecate/disable/remove for major/minor release by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23729
Bump resources pinned to a git tag by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23802
utils/tty: avoid caching an unfinished size by @rangaNP in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23804
cask/quarantine: gate metadata operations behind a single doorway by @aholland in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23628
Raise minimum macOS to Big Sur (11) by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23703
Use non-capturing regexp groups where captures are unused by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23793
keg: scope node-gyp debris to build trees by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23805
Base macOS migration advice on binary packages by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23806
livecheck: really use referenced livecheck options by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23775
extend/ENV/super: add opam defaults by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23810
Improve PythonVersions cop to reject hardcoded pythonX.Y assignment by @iMichka in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23479
Fix brew edit crash for an uninstalled tap by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23811
Restore inherited streams for safe_system by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23809
Stop the uses_from_macos cop crashing by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23813
unpack_strategy: skip symlinks in each_directory by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23814
completions: match Bash candidates literally by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23816
tap: print invalid tap names instead of crashing by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23818
Relocate only C strings when patching binaries by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23812
shims/super/cc: Keep dependency -L flags ahead of superenv paths by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23821
Portable Ruby 4.0.6_2 by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23838
bottle: verify and extract from a snapshot by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23815
Strategy: deprecate user_agent fallback by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23834
Require utils/analytics in cmd/info by @waldyrious in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23833
Crate: add default strategy user agent by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23832
install steps: add {{arch}} template token by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23836
patch: harden staged-tree target containment by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23819
Avoid evaluating cached and installed recipes by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23822
create: insert metadata after ERB parsing by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23825
vulns: keep unknown subjects unresolved by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23830
style: root the RuboCop project index at the tap by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23835
tap: link completions only for canonical origins by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23823
Reject path components in internal command names by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23831
version-install: keep the requested provider by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23826
tap: check provenance for migration oldnames by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23827
bundle: run go inventory with argument arrays by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23828
svn: read externals from the pinned checkout by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23829
services: default to canonical Linux service labels by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23837
services: keep active systemd timers on cleanup by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23839
Mark unsatisfied requirements in brew info by @waldyrious in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23841
pypi: run metadata inspection in the sandbox by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23824
docs/Cask-Cookbook: align with homebrew-cask standards by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23842
info: mark disabled/deprecated casks in title by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23843
cask: ignore verified in stored metadata by @Moisan in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23820
advisory-match: skip unverifiable formula history by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23845
bump: handle partially disabled packages by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23847
sorbet: More typechecking fixes for tests by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23848
Move bottle CI workflow helpers into brew by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23852
Ban command literals in Homebrew source by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23849
rubocops/cask: reject nested OS dependencies by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23861
Load legacy bottles from formula history by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23857
Preserve resource evidence for overrides by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23856
rubocops/cask: add cop for font stanza sorting by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23851
sorbet: Bump more tests to typed: true or higher by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23854
formula: improve typing conflicts_with by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23855
Harden advisory history walks by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23858
trust: ignore a bare tap name in ARGV by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23864
trust: normalise the installed-tap reference by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23865
cask/installer.rb: cast Artifact::GeneratedScript by @toobuntu in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23866
bundle: install batched casks as casks by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23862
Detect shallow taps through linked worktrees by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23859
tests: group parallel runs by recorded runtime by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23868
cask/audit: anchor cask audit regexps to url by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23870
cask/audit: load installation checks by @waldyrious in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23873
Apply service env overrides to run by @oxsean in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23869
install: report formulae in a mixed dry run by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23874
curl: only expand secrets the download declared by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23863
Isolate formula history loading by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23872
Broaden formula history error handling by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23875
Restore mixed bundle install batches by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23871
Deduplicate advisory alias hits by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23877
cmd/cache: print cask cache paths for Linux platforms by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23850
Fix temporary service plist suffix by @oxsean in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23878
Options: remove hash support from merge methods by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23879
test-bot: add padded prefix output by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23882
Use setup-ruby in vendor version workflow by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23883
Support registry package overrides by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23880
Document remove-disabled window mirror by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23885
Add commands for Python resource automation by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23881
Decouple macOS release names from support status by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23887
Reuse macOS release aliases in cask audit by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23888
tar: validate tarballs named with a compound extension by @rawsun007 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23890
Even more deprecations by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23892
Narrow mkdir_p sandbox write permissions by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23897
Show red ⊘ for packages that can't be installed by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23853
Fix SSH Python resource updates in the sandbox by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23896
Move Cask CI helpers into brew by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23886
bump: autobump partially disabled packages by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23898
cask: allow identical macOS sha256 with Linux by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23902
advisory-match: protect reviewed ranges by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23903
shellenv: prioritise Homebrew across shells by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23900
Ignore uv executable entries in Bundle by @edel67 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23905
Allow limiting total build-from-source dependents by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23884
Adjust macOS subprocess policy by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23907
cask: hoist OS sha256 and sort depends_on by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23901
Adjust macOS subprocess policy by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23909
test_bot: source-building more deps on Linux by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23910
rubocops/cask: reject disallowed uninstall and zap patterns by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23908
Maintain bottle coverage during macOS bootstrap by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23918
bump-formula-pr: support bumping resource using revision as version by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23914
curl_download_strategy: fix caching edgecase by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23917
diagnostic: indent all findings equally by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23904
Soften doctor output issue checklist wording by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23921
docs/Formula-Cookbook: fix broken link by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23923
Refine macOS sandbox compatibility by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23920
Run stale PR approvals with standalone Ruby by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23915
advisory-match: derive introduced boundaries by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23924
Overwrite cask binary symlinks when linking kegs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23925
Promote macOS Golden Gate 27 to full support by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23928
Scrub invalid UTF-8 relocation diagnostics by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23932
Update json to 3.0.1 by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23929
Clarify package commit squashing by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23935
Report tiers and refresh stale bottle metadata by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23938
extend/pathname: accept Pathname as a hash value by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23941
Unify sandbox temporary directory handling by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23940
Use GitHub runners for Golden Gate dependents by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23942
Drop gnu/ from ftpmirror.gnu.org URLs by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23943
Shorten sandbox temporary directory names by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23944
create: preserve formula template newlines by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23947
Allow runtime Metal compilation by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23949
formula_cellar_checks: flag prebuilt executables from npm packages by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23906
cask/utils: check ownership before using sudo chown by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23948
Stop leaking BUNDLER_VERSION into child processes by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23950
Read terminal size without invoking stty by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23952
Reject mismatched real and effective UIDs by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23955
tests: run brew.sh smoke checks in the test prefix by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23867
More deprecations by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23783

New Contributors

@oxsean made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23869
@edel67 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23905

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/6.0.22...7.0.0