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Brew 5.1.8

Brew: 5.1.8 Release

Release date:

April 27, 2026

Previous version:

5.1.7 (released April 18, 2026)

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What's Changed

tap_auditor: check rename files in local tap by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22028
fix: allow absolute --path/--dir for typechecking by @danielbayley in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22029
formula: dedupe link_overwrite_formulae across aliases by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22046
retryable_download: preserve partial download on network errors by @liukun in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22048
diagnostic: add new FUSE-T static lib by @gromgit in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22049
cachable: add Sorbet generics for key and value types by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22039
test/dev-cmd/unbottled_spec: add usage test by @scpeters in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22050
services: fix timed? and keep_alive? return type to T::Boolean by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21950
cask: restrict no_autobump! usage to official Homebrew taps by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/21982
cask: avoid repeat upgrade alerts by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22053
perf: replace inject("+") with sum and use filter_map in utils by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22054
docs: clarify upstream lifecycle requests by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22052
Stabilize PyPI source spec by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22051
Re-enable HOMEBREW_USE_INTERNAL_API by @Rylan12 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22042
Portable Ruby 4.0.3 by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22057
livecheck throttle: fix bump commands to follow throttle logic by @dasmfm in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22043
rubocops/resource_requires_dependencies: add bcrypt by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22055
test/dev-cmd/developer_spec: add usage test by @scpeters in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22056
build(deps-dev): bump yard from 0.9.39 to 0.9.42 in /Library/Homebrew by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22059
info: avoid broken GitHub URL for removed formulae by @bayandin in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22062
dev-cmd: add update-portable-ruby to automate version bumps by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22058
bundle: fix flaky installer spec by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22060
Update bundler in ruby.sh and fix yard version in setup.rb by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22068
workflows/vendor-gems: fail PRs with out-of-sync vendored gems by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22069
audit: respect livecheck throttle days by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22061
Reject unsupported API casks earlier by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22070
build(deps): bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22073
build(deps-dev): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22072
workflows/vendor-gems: stop PR auto-pushes. by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22077
lgtm: cover tap audits and formula tests by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22075
Reduce platform-gated test specs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22079
bundle: split missing service manager handling by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22076
pkg: clean Homebrew git state by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22081
requirement: include HOMEBREW_PREFIX/sbin inPATH skip list by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22087
Prepare for opt-in HOMEBREW_SBOM by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22083
Silence short name core/cask migration warning by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22084
cask: implement Linux freedesktop trash by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22086
upgrade: ignore failed shared prefetches by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22091
api: don't refresh cache mtime after failed JSON download by @RtYkk in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22093
pkg: replace installer git dir by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22090
docs: clarify upstream expectations by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22085

New Contributors

@liukun made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22048
@RtYkk made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22093

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/5.1.7...5.1.8