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Brew 6.0.21

Brew: 6.0.21 Release

Release date:

September 1, 2026

Previous version:

6.0.20 (released August 27, 2026)

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Contributors:

8 total committers

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2 Features Released with 6.0.21

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Top Contributors in 6.0.21

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Release Notes Published

What's Changed

Harden build prefix relocation of poured bottles by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23667
Harden build prefix relocation of poured bottles by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23670
Drop macOS Intel CI in Homebrew/core by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23677
formula: use -Wno-author in std_cmake_args by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23676
docs: update brew tap's description by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23687
bundle/mac_app_store: Support upcoming mas 8.0.0 by @rgoldberg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23690
Handle absent cask bundle version suffixes by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23688
Speed up and expand integration coverage by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23684
Split slow test jobs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23675
rubocops: add CMakeArgs cop by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23680
Group upgrade dependencies and dependents by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23691
Relativise absolute symlinks into the prefix when bottling by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23682
Defer the relocated pour validation sweep by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23681
Stream parallel cleanup output by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23692
github_runner_matrix: use macos-15-intel for Portable Ruby x86_64 by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23694
advisory-match: sync alias families and reopen reviewed ranges by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23696
tap: normalise Codeberg remote forms by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23697
Break out GitHub Packages downloads per tag by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23698
Add padded bottle build prefixes by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23693
test/spec_helper: skip missing test tools under brew test-bot by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23700
extend/pathname: one lstat per entry in compute_disk_usage by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23701
rubocops/cask: flag redundant nested on_* blocks by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23705
audit: add --fix command for casks by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23618
Enable shorter-prefix bottle relocation by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23699
utils/tty: memoise a failed stty size by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23706
formula_auditor: reject Linux libomp dependency in core formula by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23708
rubocops/lines: add cop for jpeg dependency by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23709
rubocops/lines: remove dead syntax by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23710
bundle: require cask/cask_loader before use by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23716
Never install downloads with checksum mismatches by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23717
Reduce Intel macOS to Tier 3 by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23679
Harden unsigned API, trust, installer and output boundaries by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23720
Restore brew analytics to the manpage and completions by @dylanpulver in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23721
Verify cached downloads at every consumption boundary by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23719
release: skip doctor on Tier 3 Intel macOS by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23725
Speed up test-bot smoke jobs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23724

New Contributors

@dylanpulver made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/23721

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/6.0.20...6.0.21