# Homebrew 6.0.5

- Product: Homebrew (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/homebrew)
- Vendor: Homebrew
- Date: 2026-06-26
- Version: 6.0.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/homebrew/releases/6.0.5
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

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- **added** — Add `formula_opt_include` method to rubocop formula_path_methods
- **fixed** — Reject patch targets that escape the staged source tree
- **changed** — Use Process.spawn in system_command to avoid fork-unsafe exec3 child
- **changed** — Add prefix parameter and relative libdir support to formula `std_meson_args`
- **fixed** — Expand deferred env in curl URLs

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##### What's Changed
* rubocop/formula_path_methods: add `formula_opt_include` method by @botantony in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22867
* Reject patch targets that escape the staged source tree by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22881
* system_command: use Process.spawn to avoid fork-unsafe exec3 child by @p-linnane in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22880
* formula: `std_meson_args` prefix param and relative libdir by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22888
* Expand deferred env in curl URLs by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22886


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/6.0.4...6.0.5