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Brew 5.0.4

Brew: 5.0.4 Release

Release date:

December 1, 2025

Previous version:

5.0.3 (released November 20, 2025)

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Contributors:

5 total committers

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Commits:

29 Features Released with 5.0.4

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Top Contributors in 5.0.4

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What's Changed

utils/linkage: allow checking non-brew libraries by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21115
cask/audit: audit conflicts_with stanza by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21116
dev-cmd/vendor-gems: restore setting up gem environment by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21121
dev-cmd: install ast bundler gems before require "utils/pypi" by @ZhongRuoyu in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21123
cask-cookbook: clarify desktop and launcher suffix in tokens by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21119
shims/super/cc: use canonical_path on <sysroot>/usr/lib by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21122
system_config: typed: strict by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21124
extend/os/mac/system_config: check for Metal Toolchain by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21117
test_bot: remove session-manager-plugin by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21127
item: do not remove lib formulae/casks by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21126
Bump the "all" group with 2 updates across multiple ecosystems by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21120
test/commands_spec: write files to tmpdir by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21128
brew uninstall respects the HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API env var by @wheelerlaw in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21133
Update type signature for == by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21135
feat: add flatpak support to brewfile by @ahmedadan in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21097
outdated: respect HOMEBREW_UPGRADE_GREEDY_CASKS variable by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21138
cmd/bundle: add --no-secrets switch. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21137
std_npm_args: ignore scripts optionally, by default. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21136
Bump the "all" group with 2 updates across multiple ecosystems by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21141
Only use MachOShim/ELFShim when required by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21071
linkage_checker: fix linkage detection by @carlocab in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21151
formula_versions: typed: strict by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21148
array_alphabetization: update to check conflicts_with methods by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21152
docs/Brew-Bundle-and-Brewfile: document Flatpak support by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21153
linux/cask/artifact/relocated: fix type error. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21154

New Contributors

@ahmedadan made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21097

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.0.3...5.0.4