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Brew 5.0.2

Brew: 5.0.2 Release

Release date:

November 16, 2025

Previous version:

5.0.1 (released November 12, 2025)

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Contributors:

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dev-cmd/lgtm: add --online flag by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21036
Allow environment variable WSL_DISTRO_NAME. by @pcastellazzi in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21047
Replace sdk_path_if_needed with sdk_path by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21044
build: skip libexec metafiles if prefix already has some by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21045
dev-cmd/generate-formula-api: add dependencies to internal API. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21042
os/mac/pkgconfig: remove old fuse pkg-config files by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21051
bump-formula-pr: --write-only flag should skip PR checks by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21053
Portable Ruby 3.4.7 by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21052
Recommend MacPorts for older macOS versions. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21054
dev-cmd/bump: run bump once per synced group by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21056
tap_auditor: audit synced_versions_formulae.json by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21057
utils/gems: run setup_gem_environment! by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21059
HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API disables HOMEBREW_USE_INTERNAL_API by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21060
Add brew --taps command by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21058
gems: remove arm-linux from Gemfile.lock. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21064
dev-cmd/vendor-gems: fix permissions for Linux GitHub Actions. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21065
Use GitHub Actions helper method more consistently. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21066
CONTRIBUTING: note Homebrew/discussions. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21068
Add profiling to brew tests by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21069
Update ruby_URLs when using HOMEBREW_ARTIFACT_DOMAIN by @anugrahsinghal in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21075
Bump the "all" group with 3 updates across multiple ecosystems by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21062
github_runner_matrix: check requirement on simulated system by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21074
upgrade: tweak linkage handling. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21063
dev-cmd/contributions: Quarters are our most common unit of time by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21023
dev-cmd/contributions: Space between --quarter docs sentences by @issyl0 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21080
Prevent users from uninstalling casks with dependents by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21078
Fix rubocop in vscode and simplify brew install-bundler-gems calls by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21083
formulary: leave default ignore_errors=false for internal API load by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21086
Remove pypi_formula_mappings.json code by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21081
workflows/tests: tweak behaviour. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21091

New Contributors

@pcastellazzi made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21047
@anugrahsinghal made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21075

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.0.1...5.0.2