# Homebrew 6.0.8

- Product: Homebrew (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/homebrew)
- Vendor: Homebrew
- Date: 2026-07-06
- Version: 6.0.8
- Original notes: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.8
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/homebrew/releases/6.0.8
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

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- **added** — Add source option to brew bundle uv tools
- **added** — Add structured link install steps
- **changed** — Store bottle SBOM data in manifests
- **changed** — Clarify install output for durations and single deps
- **fixed** — Fix stale cask upgrade metadata

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##### What's Changed
* test/bundle/brew_spec: allow running test on generic OS by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22973
* Add source option to brew bundle uv tools by @danielfleischer in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22963
* test/test_bot_spec: use :trust_store context when testing trust by @cho-m in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22972
* Update issue links in docs to use correct template by @SMillerDev in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22982
* Store bottle SBOM data in manifests by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22981
* Clarify install output for durations and single deps by @HaraldNordgren in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22980
* perf/sorbet: skip sorbet-runtime dispatch when runtime disabled (~6-8% faster) by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22978
* Fix stale cask upgrade metadata by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22986
* perf/tap-info: generate tap hashes concurrently (up to ~77% faster) by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22975
* perf/upgrade: avoid linear scans of core formula names (~20% faster) by @dduugg in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22977
* Add structured link install steps by @MikeMcQuaid in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22987

##### New Contributors
* @danielfleischer made their first contribution in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/22963

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/6.0.7...6.0.8