2026.17.5

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.17.5

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

What's Changed

• fix: update incremental-build-protocol to handle watchman fresh instances by @jbedard in #333
• refactor: upgrade aspect-gazelle, support incremental-build-protocol v3 by @jbedard in #334

Full Changelog: 2026.17.2...2026.17.5

2026.17.2

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.17.2

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

What's Changed

• chore: upgrade aspect-gazelle to 76f60981db59 by @jbedard in #332

Full Changelog: 2026.17.1...2026.17.2

2026.17.1

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.17.1

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

What's Changed

• chore: upgrade aspect-gazelle to 959d79476474 by @jbedard in #331

Full Changelog: 2026.17...2026.17.1

2026.16.2

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.16.2

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

Full Changelog: 2026.16...2026.16.2

2026.14.1

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.14.1

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

What's Changed

• chore: upgrade llvm bzlmod to 0.7.0 by @jbedard in #320

Full Changelog: 2026.12.26...2026.14.1

2026.12.26

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.12.26

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

What's Changed

• fix: exit with success exit code when configure applys a diff by @jbedard in #310
• feat: generate --invocation-id for otel by @jbedard in #316

Full Changelog: 2026.12.24...2026.12.26

2026.12.24

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.12.24

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

What's Changed

• chore: upgrade bazel_features,bazel_skylib,rules_pkg,rules_shell minor versions by @jbedard in #305
• Bazel9 by @jbedard in #307
• chore: upgrade toolchains_llvm to 1.6 by @jbedard in #308
• chore: upgrade to bazel 9.0.1 by @jbedard in #309
• fix: otel parent span for initial run--watch, cleanup by @jbedard in #311
• fix: channel leak on run|build|test command by @jbedard in #312
• feat: include addition telemetry data by @jbedard in #313
• feat: add otel user+process data by @jbedard in #314
• feat: add otel bazel.command|target|args span attrs by @jbedard in #315

Full Changelog: 2026.12...2026.12.24

2026.10.2

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.10.2

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

What's Changed

• fix: determine go binary via bazel query instead of bazel run by @jbedard in #298

Full Changelog: 2026.10.1...2026.10.2

2026.7.4

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.7.4

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

What's Changed

• refactor: apply golang modernize tool by @jbedard in #295
• feat: add ability for targets to watch for source changes by @jbedard in #294

Full Changelog: 2026.7.2...2026.7.4

2026.7.2

Install Aspect CLI (Legacy)

See full install instructions in README.md.

Bazelisk (MacOS / Linux)

Configure bazelisk to use the Aspect CLI for all developers in a repository
by adding the following to .bazeliskrc in the repository root:

BAZELISK_BASE_URL=https://github.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli-legacy/releases/download
USE_BAZEL_VERSION=aspect/2026.7.2

Note

This approach doesn't provide the aspect init command, which has to run outside a Bazel workspace.

The underlying version of Bazel can be configured in your .bazelversion file or the BAZEL_VERSION environment variable.

Homebrew (MacOS)

To install the Aspect CLI on MacOS, you can run

brew install aspect-build/aspect/aspect-legacy

This installs the aspect command and also links it to bazel, just like the bazelisk installer does.

Full Changelog: 2026.7...2026.7.2