diff --git a/lib/manager/homebrew/extract.js b/lib/manager/homebrew/extract.js
index 8f14dc12d00c4e7201d066884eda1ae69eb60b77..03d01794f1288643bb9d1c182342d737424d7c3e 100644
--- a/lib/manager/homebrew/extract.js
+++ b/lib/manager/homebrew/extract.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function extractPackageFile(content) {
     depName: `${ownerName}/${repoName}`,
     url,
     sha256,
-    ownerName,
+    managerData: { ownerName },
     repoName,
     currentValue,
     datasource: 'github',
diff --git a/lib/manager/homebrew/update.js b/lib/manager/homebrew/update.js
index 89b8679674e0cfac0b9bd62ec6d948924a892b9a..242108fb040e4c854a51b8a592b0b041a95a2d70 100644
--- a/lib/manager/homebrew/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/homebrew/update.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async function updateDependency(content, upgrade) {
     return content;
   }
   try {
-    newUrl = `https://github.com/${upgrade.ownerName}/${
+    newUrl = `https://github.com/${upgrade.managerData.ownerName}/${
       upgrade.repoName
     }/releases/download/${upgrade.newValue}/${upgrade.repoName}-${coerce(
       upgrade.newValue
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async function updateDependency(content, upgrade) {
       `Failed to download release download for ${upgrade.depName} - trying archive instead`
     );
     try {
-      newUrl = `https://github.com/${upgrade.ownerName}/${upgrade.repoName}/archive/${upgrade.newValue}.tar.gz`;
+      newUrl = `https://github.com/${upgrade.managerData.ownerName}/${upgrade.repoName}/archive/${upgrade.newValue}.tar.gz`;
       file = (await got(newUrl, { encoding: null })).body;
     } catch (errInner) {
       logger.debug(
diff --git a/test/manager/homebrew/__snapshots__/extract.spec.js.snap b/test/manager/homebrew/__snapshots__/extract.spec.js.snap
index b0f7e161fa00f980eb49e9caf074efd47cfb7f9b..2dd88c55a7c083dcc2d8e0b6350a8911de301305 100644
--- a/test/manager/homebrew/__snapshots__/extract.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/manager/homebrew/__snapshots__/extract.spec.js.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "v0.8.2",
       "datasource": "github",
       "depName": "bazelbuild/bazel-watcher",
-      "ownerName": "bazelbuild",
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": "bazelbuild",
+      },
       "repoName": "bazel-watcher",
       "sha256": "26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4",
       "url": "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-watcher/archive/v0.8.2.tar.gz",
@@ -23,7 +25,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "v0.16.1",
       "datasource": "github",
       "depName": "aide/aide",
-      "ownerName": "aide",
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": "aide",
+      },
       "repoName": "aide",
       "sha256": "0f2b7cecc70c1a27d35c06c98804fcdb9f326630de5d035afc447122186010b7",
       "url": "https://github.com/aide/aide/releases/download/v0.16.1/aide-0.16.1.tar.gz",
@@ -39,7 +43,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "v0.8.2",
       "datasource": "github",
       "depName": "bazelbuild/bazel-watcher",
-      "ownerName": "bazelbuild",
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": "bazelbuild",
+      },
       "repoName": "bazel-watcher",
       "sha256": "26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4",
       "url": "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-watcher/archive/v0.8.2.tar.gz",
@@ -55,7 +61,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": null,
       "datasource": null,
       "depName": "Acmetool",
-      "ownerName": null,
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": null,
+      },
       "repoName": null,
       "sha256": "6f2cf5cfb987a2df2f791c162209039804fd8fd12692da69f52153ec9668e9ca",
       "skipReason": "unsupported-url",
@@ -72,7 +80,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": null,
       "datasource": null,
       "depName": "Ibazel",
-      "ownerName": null,
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": null,
+      },
       "repoName": null,
       "sha256": "26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4",
       "skipReason": "unsupported-url",
@@ -89,7 +99,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": null,
       "datasource": null,
       "depName": "Ibazel",
-      "ownerName": null,
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": null,
+      },
       "repoName": null,
       "sha256": "26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4",
       "skipReason": "unsupported-url",
@@ -106,7 +118,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": null,
       "datasource": null,
       "depName": "Ibazel",
-      "ownerName": null,
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": null,
+      },
       "repoName": null,
       "sha256": "26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4",
       "skipReason": "unsupported-url",
@@ -123,7 +137,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": null,
       "datasource": null,
       "depName": "Ibazel",
-      "ownerName": null,
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": null,
+      },
       "repoName": null,
       "sha256": "26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4",
       "skipReason": "unsupported-url",
@@ -140,7 +156,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "v0.8.2",
       "datasource": "github",
       "depName": "bazelbuild/bazel-watcher",
-      "ownerName": "bazelbuild",
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": "bazelbuild",
+      },
       "repoName": "bazel-watcher",
       "sha256": "26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b0229",
       "skipReason": "invalid-sha256",
@@ -157,7 +175,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "v0.8.2",
       "datasource": "github",
       "depName": "bazelbuild/bazel-watcher",
-      "ownerName": "bazelbuild",
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": "bazelbuild",
+      },
       "repoName": "bazel-watcher",
       "sha256": null,
       "skipReason": "invalid-sha256",
@@ -174,7 +194,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": null,
       "datasource": null,
       "depName": "Ibazel",
-      "ownerName": null,
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": null,
+      },
       "repoName": null,
       "sha256": "26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4",
       "skipReason": "unsupported-url",
@@ -191,7 +213,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": null,
       "datasource": null,
       "depName": "Aalib",
-      "ownerName": null,
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": null,
+      },
       "repoName": null,
       "sha256": "fbddda9230cf6ee2a4f5706b4b11e2190ae45f5eda1f0409dc4f99b35e0a70ee",
       "skipReason": "unsupported-url",
@@ -208,7 +232,9 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": null,
       "datasource": null,
       "depName": "Aap",
-      "ownerName": null,
+      "managerData": Object {
+        "ownerName": null,
+      },
       "repoName": null,
       "sha256": "3f53b2fc277756042449416150acc477f29de93692944f8a77e8cef285a1efd8",
       "skipReason": "unsupported-url",
diff --git a/test/manager/homebrew/update.spec.js b/test/manager/homebrew/update.spec.js
index 43655ea298792886d0a82adfbdfb53508cd0d6e1..816c28cb580589dd2be039dad8dbd166d9d318a2 100644
--- a/test/manager/homebrew/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/homebrew/update.spec.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.16.1',
       depName: 'Aide',
-      ownerName: 'aide',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'aide' },
       repoName: 'aide',
       sha256:
         '0f2b7cecc70c1a27d35c06c98804fcdb9f326630de5d035afc447122186010b7',
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'bazel-watcher',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'bazel-watcher',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'bazel-watcher',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'invalid/repo/name',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'wrong-version/archive/v10.2.3.tar.gz',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'bazel-watcher',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'bazel-watcher',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'bazel-watcher',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe('manager/homebrew/update', () => {
     const upgrade = {
       currentValue: 'v0.8.2',
       depName: 'Ibazel',
-      ownerName: 'bazelbuild',
+      managerData: { ownerName: 'bazelbuild' },
       repoName: 'bazel-watcher',
       sha256:
         '26f5125218fad2741d3caf937b02296d803900e5f153f5b1f733f15391b9f9b4',