> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Changelog

> All notable changes to zerobrew

All notable changes to zerobrew are documented here.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## Unreleased

### Added

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  <Accordion icon="hammer" title="Local source build fallback">
    Compile packages from source when no bottle is available for your platform.

    [Pull Request #212](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/212)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="flag" title="--build-from-source / -s flag">
    Force building packages from source with the new flag for `zb install`.

    ```bash theme={null}
    zb install <package> --build-from-source
    # or
    zb install <package> -s
    ```

    [Pull Request #212](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/212)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="plug" title="External tap and cask support">
    Install packages from external taps and casks with safer install/uninstall behavior.

    [Pull Request #203](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/203)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="download" title="GitHub release installs">
    Install packages directly from GitHub releases with automatic clone fallback.

    [Pull Request #198](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/198)
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Fixed

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  <Accordion icon="apple" title="Include zbx binaries in GitHub releases">
    Fixed the "zbx-darwin-arm64 not found" error on macOS ARM devices.

    [Pull Request #229](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/229)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="lock" title="Preserve execute bit when patching">
    Mach-O binary string patching now preserves the execute bit on files.

    [Pull Request #228](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/228)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="link" title="Prevent bricked installs from link conflicts">
    Improved handling of link conflicts and proper respect for keg-only formulas.

    [Pull Request #207](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/207)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="folder" title="Default macOS prefix to /opt/zerobrew">
    Changed default prefix to stay within the 13-character Mach-O path limit on macOS.

    [Pull Request #206](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/206)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="terminal" title="Shell init management and fish support">
    Improved shell initialization with proper support for fish shell.

    [Pull Request #200](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/200)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="folder-plus" title="Remove -D flag from install">
    Removed unnecessary `-D` flag since directories are already created.

    [Pull Request #221](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/221)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="link-simple" title="Force static liblzma linking">
    Static linking of liblzma with verification for macOS binaries.

    [Pull Request #222](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/222)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="ruler" title="Skip patching when new prefix is longer">
    Automatically skip binary patching when the new prefix exceeds the old prefix length.

    [Pull Request #227](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/227)
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Changed

* Refreshed README with banner and star history ([#224](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/pull/224))

## 0.1.1 - 2026-02-08

<Note>
  Initial release of zerobrew - a fast, modern package manager. We're excited for our pilot release and want to thank all the support from all channels, as well as all our contributors up to this point.
</Note>

To get an idea of the initial features zerobrew supports, check out the [README](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew#readme).

See the [full commit history](https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/commits/v0.1.1) for more details.

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