1.52.0

ruvnet/RuView1.52.0Jun 8, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release focuses on enhancing script configuration and formatting capabilities in the just build runner. It introduces new settings for default scripts and list outputs, along with improvements to how scripts are processed from stdin.

Key Highlights

Add `[shell]` attribute to override the `default-script` setting
Add `default-script` setting to define a default recipe
Add `--default-list` flag and `default-list` setting for list formatting
Print formatted justfile to stdout when source is stdin

New Features

[`shell]` attribute for overriding default scripts
`default-script` setting
`--default-list` flag
`default-list` setting
Formatted justfile output to stdout

Full Release Notes

### Added
- Add `[shell]` attribute to override `default-script` setting ([#3359](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3359) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add `default-script` setting ([#3354](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3354) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add `--default-list` flag ([#3350](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3350) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Add `default-list` setting ([#3337](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3337) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))

### Changed
- Disable aliases that depend on absent modules ([#3358](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3358) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Print formatted justfile to stdout when source is stdin ([#3356](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3356) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Allow search directory with more subcommands ([#3353](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3353) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Disable recipes that depend on absent modules ([#3352](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3352) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))

### Misc
- Improve absent optional module error messages ([#3357](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3357) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Alphabetize Attribute derive macro order ([#3355](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3355) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Include UTF-8 byte-order mark in PowerShell scripts ([#3347](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3347) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Remove options from `--list` output ([#3346](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3346) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Switch from ansi_term to nu_ansi_term ([#3344](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3344) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))
- Remove redundant argument parser attributes ([#3340](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/3340) by [casey](https://github.com/casey))