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Brew 5.0.8

Brew: 5.0.8 Release

Release date:

December 29, 2025

Previous version:

5.0.7 (released December 19, 2025)

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Contributors:

8 total committers

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Commits:

36 Features Released with 5.0.8

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Top Contributors in 5.0.8

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What's Changed

formula: add :typer type completion format by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21287
Update some block returns to use type_parameter by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21292
Fix typo in test cleanup: replace pgrep -9 with pkill -9 by @loplex in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21256
Fetch in parallel with brew bundle by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21252
feat: Allow omit Authentication header, if HOMEBREW_DOCKER_REGISTRY_BASIC_AUTH_TOKEN is set to none by @jkroepke in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21278
test: deprecate return false in test by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21296
Remove unneeded T.let by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21297
Replace T.cast to Bottle with flow-sensitivity by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21298
bundle: replace pluralize_dependency with Utils.pluralize by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21299
bundle/*installer: typed: strict by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21300
fix: 'fetch': key not found: "HOMEBREW_GITHUB_PACKAGES_AUTH" (KeyError) by @jkroepke in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21302
Add test for installed cask dependency status by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21294
Propose fix typos by @jeis4wpi in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21304
cask/metadata: typed: strict by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21305
extend/os/linux/linkage_checker: typed: strict by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21306
options: typed: strict by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21307
bundle/installer: fix fetching untapped packages. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21312
feature: improve completion default shells, add :cobra format by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21293
Add progress bar to concurrent downloads by @yuzawa-san in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21183
formula_auditor: check for valid dependency tags by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21313
Cask::Audit: reduce livecheck fetches by @samford in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21308
Exit with failure on tap-info for unknown tap by @bk-one in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21310
extend/os/mac/system_config: show Metal Toolchain version by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21309
test/formula_auditor_spec: add tests for dependency tag by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21314
workflows/tests: run brew style on both official taps in one step by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21319
docs: recommend using libexec.glob() for symlinking binaries from npm modules by @sushichan044 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21318
bundle: add -g flag as alias for --global by @rrotter in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21317
build(deps): bump the github-actions group with 7 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21324
build(deps): bump the bundler group across 1 directory with 9 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21325
unpack_strategy: replace T.untyped, narrow types by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21326
cask/artifacts: remove installer from macOS-only stanzas by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21320
Prefer it default params to numbered default params by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21330
Add deprecate_args and disable_args to cask API by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21331

New Contributors

@jkroepke made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21278
@jeis4wpi made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21304
@yuzawa-san made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21183
@bk-one made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21310
@sushichan044 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21318

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.0.7...5.0.8