Is berkshelf safe to use?

berkshelf has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (8.1.21). DepScope rates its health at 64/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of berkshelf?

The latest version of berkshelf is 8.1.21, released 2026-03-20.

Does berkshelf have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of berkshelf.

Is berkshelf deprecated?

No, berkshelf is actively maintained. Latest release: 8.1.21 (2026-03-20).

What are alternatives to berkshelf?

Popular alternatives to berkshelf in RubyGems include: jmespath, netrc, thread_safe, crass, tzinfo.

What license does berkshelf use?

berkshelf is licensed under Apache-2.0.

berkshelf

rubygemsv8.1.21

Manages a Chef cookbook's dependencies

License Apache-2.0permissive20 versions14 deps13,877 weekly dl

chef/berkshelf

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (64/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (64/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (14)

chef chef-cleanroom chef-config concurrent-ruby ffi minitar mixlib-archive mixlib-config mixlib-shellout octokit retryable solve syslog thor

API access

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