# just 1.56.0

- Product: just (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/just)
- Vendor: Casey Rodarmor
- Date: 2026-07-10
- Version: 1.56.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/casey/just/releases/tag/1.56.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/just/releases/1.56.0

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- **fixed** — Omit authorization header in install script if GITHUB_TOKEN is empty
- **fixed** — Evaluate assignments in dependency order
- **fixed** — Do not run shell() commands during dry run
- **fixed** — List aliases for recipes in other modules
- **fixed** — Don't unindent format strings twice
- **fixed** — Include doc comments and attributes in --show
- **fixed** — Don't resolve submodule variables to parent module variables
- **fixed** — Show dependency paths
- **fixed** — Reject shell-expanded string identifier in format string interpolation
- **fixed** — Resolve variables in [cache] expressions
- **fixed** — Preserve blank CRLF lines between recipes
- **fixed** — Report mixed leading whitespace in recipe bodies
- **fixed** — Preserve eager keyword in --dump and --fmt
- **fixed** — Export [env] variables to recipe bodies
- **fixed** — Don't add trailing space to empty doc comments
- **fixed** — Preserve CRLF when unindenting blank lines
- **fixed** — Include parameter multiple in dump
- **fixed** — Skip private variables when calculating --evaluate padding
- **fixed** — Don't show flag placeholders in --usage
- **fixed** — Fix is_dependency() in [confirm] expressions

###### Fixed
- Omit authorization header in install script if GITHUB_TOKEN is empty ([#3595](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3595) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Evaluate assignments in dependency order ([#3591](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3591) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Do not run `shell()` commands during dry run ([#3588](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3588) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- List aliases for recipes in other modules ([#3581](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3581) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Don't unindent format strings twice ([#3579](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3579) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Include doc comments and attributes in `--show` ([#3578](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3578) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Don't resolve submodule variables to parent module variables ([#3577](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3577) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Show dependency paths ([#3576](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3576) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Reject shell-expanded string identifier in format string interpolation ([#3575](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3575) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Resolve variables in `[cache]` expressions ([#3573](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3573) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Preserve blank CRLF lines between recipes ([#3568](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3568) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Report mixed leading whitespace in recipe bodies ([#3567](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3567) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Preserve `eager` keyword in `--dump` and `--fmt` ([#3565](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3565) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Export `[env]` variables to recipe bodies ([#3566](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3566) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Don't add trailing space to empty doc comments ([#3564](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3564) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Preserve CRLF when unindenting blank lines ([#3563](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3563) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Include parameter `multiple` in dump ([#3562](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3562) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Skip private variables when calculating `--evaluate` padding ([#3561](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3561) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Don't show flag placeholders in `--usage` ([#3559](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3559) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Fix `is_dependency()` in `[confirm]` expressions ([#3558](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3558) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Skip private modules when choosing ([#3557](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3557) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Don't re-evaluate assignments in user-defined functions ([#3555](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3555) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Forbid format-string backticks ([#3554](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3554) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Don't use shebangs as doc comments ([#3553](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3553) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Don't deduplicate ASTs ([#3552](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3552) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Allow escaping CRLF in strings ([#3550](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3550) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Ignore sigils on continuation lines ([#3549](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3549) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Catch circular references though function calls ([#3548](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3548) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Resolve references in module `[doc]` attributes ([#3547](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3547) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Avoid exponential blowup when traversing dependencies ([#3546](

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