diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1ee193..e5715aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 0.1.0
+- add support for homebrew
+
 # 0.0.9
 - fix testing for existing groups in user type
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c4dcac..edb7f6e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ Currently supported types are:
 assert package installed via apt-get on Debian or Ubuntu linux
 > apt package
 
+* brew
+assert package installed via homebrew on OSX
+> brew package
+
 * dir
 assert presence of a directory
 > dir /tmp/foo
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c5d54ec..6e8bf73 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.9
+0.1.0
diff --git a/test/helpers.sh b/test/helpers.sh
index a544f48..c5f9f1c 100644
--- a/test/helpers.sh
+++ b/test/helpers.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ skip_linux() {
   return 0
 }
 
+skip_darwin() {
+  [ "$platform" != "Darwin" ] && skip "requires OSX"
+  return 0
+}
+
 skip_exec() {
   exec "$1"
   [ $? -ne 0 ] && skip "requires $1"
diff --git a/test/type-brew.sh b/test/type-brew.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eb3463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/type-brew.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+. test/helpers.sh
+
+fn() { . $BOLT_DIR/types/brew.sh $*; }
+
+@test "brew status: returns MISSING if package is not present" {
+  skip_darwin && skip_exec brew
+  run fn status doesnotexist
+  [ $status -eq $STATUS_MISSING ]
+}
+
+@test "brew install: installs the package" {
+  skip_darwin && skip_exec brew
+  brew remove hr
+  run fn install hr
+  [ $status -eq $STATUS_OK ]
+  which hr
+  [ $status -eq $STATUS_OK ]
+}
+
+@test "brew status: returns OK if package is present" {
+  skip_darwin && skip_exec brew
+  run fn status hr
+  [ $status -eq $STATUS_OK ]
+}
diff --git a/types/brew.sh b/types/brew.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1abba3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/brew.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# modified from original version at https://github.com/mattly/bork
+
+action=$1
+name=$2
+shift 2
+
+case $action in
+  desc)
+    echo "assert package installed via homebrew on OSX"
+    echo "> brew package"
+    ;;
+
+  status)
+    platform "Darwin" || return "$STATUS_UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORM"
+    exec "ruby" || return "$STATUS_FAILED_PRECONDITION"
+
+    echo "$(brew list)" | grep "^$name"
+    [ "$?" -gt 0 ] && return "$STATUS_MISSING"
+
+    brew outdated $name
+    [ "$?" -ne 0 ] && return "$STATUS_OUTDATED"
+    return "$STATUS_OK"
+    ;;
+
+  install)
+    brew install $name
+    ;;
+
+  upgrade)
+    brew upgrade $name
+    ;;
+
+  *) return 1 ;;
+esac