How is the homebrew package repo updated, and what is the best way to get the latest version?

[casey]

I depend on a recent update to a homebrew package, but I am still getting the old version on the macos-latest and ubuntu-latest runners. How frequently is the view of homebrew packages updated from those runners? Also, is there a way to get the latest packages? Thank you!

[al-cheb]

We deploy a new image once a week, if you would like to update in runtime you can use - https://docs.brew.sh/FAQ

First update all package definitions (formulae) and Homebrew itself:
brew update

Upgrade everything with:
brew upgrade

Or upgrade a specific formula with:
brew upgrade <formula>

[casey]

Nice, thank you!