# just 1.55.0

- Product: just (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/just)
- Vendor: Casey Rodarmor
- Date: 2026-06-29
- Version: 1.55.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/casey/just/releases/tag/1.55.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/just/releases/1.55.0

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- **fixed** — Fix forwarded dependency flag value
- **changed** — Allow `[arg(pattern)]` to be a list
- **changed** — Allow `[arg(help)]` to be expression
- **changed** — Allow `[arg(pattern)]` to be expression
- **added** — Add stream gates to `style()`
- **added** — Accept `-F` for `--dotenv-filename`
- **added** — Add `just_version()` function
- **added** — Add `[arg(multiple)]`
- **added** — Allow combining short options
- **added** — Allow variadic parameters to be options
- **added** — Default `[arg(short)]` to first character of parameter name
- **added** — Add support for RGB and fixed colors to `style()`
- **added** — Improve `style()` function
- **added** — Add `set minimum-version`
- **added** — Add module aliases

###### Fixed
- Fix forwarded dependency flag value ([#3489](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3489) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))

###### Changed
- Allow `[arg(pattern)]` to be a list ([#3484](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3484) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Allow `[arg(help)]` to be expression ([#3483](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3483) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Allow `[arg(pattern)]` to be expression ([#3482](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3482) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))

###### Added
- Add stream gates to `style()` ([#3503](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3503) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Accept `-F` for `--dotenv-filename` ([#3498](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3498) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add `just_version()` function ([#3497](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3497) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add `[arg(multiple)]` ([#3493](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3493) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Allow combining short options ([#3490](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3490) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Allow variadic parameters to be options ([#3488](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3488) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Default `[arg(short)]` to first character of parameter name ([#3486](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3486) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add support for RGB and fixed colors to `style()` ([#3479](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3479) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Improve `style()` function ([#3478](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3478) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add `set minimum-version` ([#3477](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3477) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add module aliases ([#3472](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3472) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))

###### Misc
- Add example to cached recipes readme ([#3506](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3506) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Fix readme heading levels ([#3505](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3505) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Move Friendly Admonitions higher in Cached Recipes section ([#3504](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3504) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Rename test helper functions ([#3502](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3502) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Simplify tests ([#3501](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3501) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Use `assert_eval_eq` in tests ([#3499](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3499) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Expand readme intro list ([#3496](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3496) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Organize readme into sections ([#3495](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3495) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Rename option tests ([#3494](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3494) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Move option application to `switch.apply()` ([#3491](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3491) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Document that `[arg(help)]` may be a list ([#3485](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3485) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Move override processing out of `Analyzer` ([#3481](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3481) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add `ConstEvalError` ([#3480](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3480) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Remove `ModuleAlias` ([#3475](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3475) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Chain tests ([#3476](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3476) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Remove temptree dependency ([#3473](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3473) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Simplify show tests ([#3471](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3471) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
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