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Brew 7.0.8

Brew: 7.0.8 Release

Release date:

October 4, 2026

Previous version:

7.0.7 (released September 28, 2026)

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8 Features Released with 7.0.8

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Release Notes Published

What's Changed

test-bot: skip bottles for unsatisfiable formulae by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24104
Time out stalled cask audit downloads by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24108
cask: remove pre-staged downloads when installs fail by @dergachoff in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24107
diagnostic: allowlist JPKI client dylibs by @ttsuru in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24110
shell: fish-quote the fish profile line by @rawsun007 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24114
keg: keep versioned opt aliases that still point at an installed keg by @erikdw in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24113
docs/_layouts/base.html: fix heading permalinks by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24116
Support bumping cask versions per platform by @waldyrious in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24111
Prevent SSH prompts during sandboxed Git fetches by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24117
Fix flaky cleanup and bottle tests by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24118
sandbox: allow Keychain trust evaluation on macOS by @gritse in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24120
Allow symlinked Git config in download sandbox by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24121
dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr: append patch checkbox to formula_checkboxes by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24122
sandbox: allow system trust evaluation online by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24126
bump: use refresh_for_tag for per-OS detection by @krehel in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24127
Load legacy formula DSL in history walks by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24131
cask/utils: don't follow symlinks when gaining permissions by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24134
Allow Git downloads to use the GitHub API token by @gritse in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24128
Use a private working directory in the sandbox by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24132
generate-cask-ci-matrix: add Golden Gate runner by @bevanjkay in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24135
Improve install, upgrade and reinstall output by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24138
Check sudo access only when first needed by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24139
formatter: round before picking the unit in disk_usage_readable by @rawsun007 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24144
Recognize legacy PyPI resource URLs by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24142
Deduplicate combined upgrade summaries by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24149
Isolate deferred messages between test examples by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24148
Handle unresolved Cask effective groups by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24146
contributions: count coauthors for amended commits by @iMichka in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24125
Docs: install script no longer supports macOS Intel by @NReilingh in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24151
pr-publish: add --warn-on-upload-failure by @daeho-ro in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24081
Re-enable sort cop for zsh and fish completions by @AlternateRT in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24050
formulary: link tap issues when formulae print by @hyuraku in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24156
utils/shell: general cleanup. by @rawsun007 in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24154
Protect Homebrew locks from sandboxed hooks by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24157
Use runtime platform for vendored gem extensions by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24159
advisory-match: include mixed build versions by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24161
Support monthly maintainer reports by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24162

New Contributors

@dergachoff made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24107
@ttsuru made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24110
@erikdw made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24113
@gritse made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24120
@NReilingh made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/24151

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/7.0.7...7.0.8