v2026.8.7

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This release expands Windows support across generated launchers, dotfiles, shells, and file tasks; adds project `conf.d` fragments, task-specific tool installation, and APK bootstrap support; and includes a broad set of reliability and security fixes.

## Added
- **install:** include tools declared by tasks when installing project dependencies. ([#11988](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11988) by @Marukome0743)
- **config:** support project-level `conf.d` configuration fragments. ([#12061](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12061) by @Marukome0743)
- **generate:** add `--windows` bootstrap launchers and write Windows launchers beside generated tool stubs. ([#11919](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11919), [#11888](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11888) by @JamBalaya56562)
- **dotfiles:** create real symlinks on Windows when Developer Mode or sufficient privileges allow it. ([#11978](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11978) by @JamBalaya56562)
- **bootstrap:** support launchd throttle intervals and queue-directory keys. ([#12015](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12015) by @CallumKerson)
- **brew-cask:** add `MISE_BREW_CASK_OPT_APPDIR` for choosing the application installation directory. ([#12068](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12068) by @st1971)
- **generate:** support selecting the checksum algorithm for generated tool stubs. ([#12047](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12047) by @Marukome0743)
- **task:** expose the selected prefix color to task processes. ([#12056](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12056) by @Marukome0743)
- **cache:** report action-cache phase timings. ([#12077](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12077) by @jdx)
- **oci:** support APK packages during bootstrap. ([#12083](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12083) by @jdx)

## Fixed
- **http:** detect archive formats from the final URL after redirects. ([#12011](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12011) by @Marukome0743)
- **backend:** preserve metadata for installed backend versions. ([#12010](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12010) by @jdx)
- **env:** redact caller-provided values used by required environment directives. ([#12017](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12017) by @stevenpollack)
- **config:** write configuration files atomically and match runtime options against the configured version. ([#12040](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12040) by @TheTrueFerret, [#11714](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11714) by @risu729)
- **completion:** avoid loading project configuration while generating completions. ([#12018](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12018) by @Marukome0743)
- **tool:** exclude OS-inactive versions from inspection results. ([#12021](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12021) by @risu729)
- **task:** support byte-order marks before file-task shebangs, attached run-option values, trailing `**` source/output globs, and correct task-relative cache paths. Unknown file-task header keys now warn instead of failing. ([#12013](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12013), [#12070](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12070), [#12022](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12022), [#11995](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11995), [#12007](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12007))
- **Windows:** improve PowerShell quoting and shell detection, default environment output to PowerShell, handle POSIX `.sh` task siblings, and avoid unsupported UNC working directories in `cmd.exe`. ([#12016](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12016), [#12050](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12050), [#12055](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12055), [#11992](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11992), [#12066](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12066) by @JamBalaya56562)
- **shims:** match mise's own executable name case-insensitively on Windows and use the snap payload path for Unix shims. ([#11986](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11986) by @JamBalaya56562, [#12035](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12035) by @jdx)
- **sops/age:** support multiple age keys and resolve key paths relative to their configuration files. ([#12034](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12034), [#12052](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12052) by @Marukome0743)
- **vfox:** install the latest compatible ChromeDriver on Windows. ([#12039](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12039) by @jdx)
- **brew:** avoid copying cask applications more than once. ([#12072](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12072) by @jdx)
- **use:** preserve concurrent updates to the global configuration file. ([#12069](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12069) by @jdx)
- **activate:** prevent the shims directory from growing repeatedly in `PATH`. ([#12063](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12063) by @Marukome0743)
- **tera:** quote strings safely for POSIX shells. ([#12065](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12065) by @Marukome0743)
- **self-update:** handle Windows `MAX_PATH` limits safely and stop leaving large temporary copies behind after failed updates. ([#12062](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12062), [#12080](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12080) by @JamBalaya56562)
- **aqua:** keep lock-time artifact downloads outside Windows `TEMP`. ([#12064](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12064) by @JamBalaya56562)
- **erlang:** verify checksums for precompiled installations. ([#12053](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12053) by @leosmigel)
- **file:** safely inspect directory links and validate whether configured extensions are launchable by the current OS. ([#11715](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/11715) by @risu729, [#12023](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12023) by @JamBalaya56562)
- **armv7:** use the hard-float suffix for GNU EABI targets. ([#12082](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/12082) by @neheb)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/jdx/mise/compare/v2026.8.6...v2026.8.7

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