diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 43128ce5d2..2e96695622 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.test-flags }}-parallel_runtime_rspec-${{ github.sha }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.test-flags }}-parallel_runtime_rspec-
 
+      - name: Install brew tests dependencies
+        run: brew install curl
+
       - name: Run brew tests
         run: |
           # brew tests doesn't like world writable directories
@@ -303,13 +306,7 @@ jobs:
         run: brew readall --aliases
 
       - name: Install brew tests dependencies
-        run: |
-          brew install subversion
-          brew sh -c "svn --homebrew=print-path"
-          which svn
-          which svnadmin
-          brew install curl
-          which curl
+        run: brew install subversion curl
 
       - name: Create parallel test log directory
         run: mkdir tests
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
index 97f079c32d..75456b853e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ module Homebrew
 
     limit = args.limit.to_i if args.limit.present?
 
-    unless Utils::Curl.curl_supports_tls13?
-      begin
-        unless Pathname.new(ENV["HOMEBREW_BREWED_CURL_PATH"]).exist?
-          ensure_formula_installed!("curl", reason: "Repology queries")
-        end
-      rescue FormulaUnavailableError
-        opoo "A `curl` with TLS 1.3 support is required for Repology queries."
+    begin
+      unless Pathname.new(ENV["HOMEBREW_BREWED_CURL_PATH"]).exist?
+        ensure_formula_installed!("curl", reason: "Repology queries")
       end
+    rescue FormulaUnavailableError
+      opoo "A newer `curl` is required for Repology queries."
     end
 
     if formulae_and_casks.present?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/dev-cmd/bump_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/dev-cmd/bump_spec.rb
index 3bea8640be..5bd5645f0e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/dev-cmd/bump_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/dev-cmd/bump_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require "cmd/shared_examples/args_parse"
 describe "brew bump" do
   it_behaves_like "parseable arguments"
 
-  describe "formula", :integration_test, :needs_network, :needs_tls13 do
+  describe "formula", :integration_test, :needs_network, :needs_homebrew_curl do
     it "returns data for single valid specified formula" do
       install_test_formula "testball"
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
index cca75d7834..bb5a310340 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
@@ -169,11 +169,9 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
                       .append(svnadmin.dirname)
   end
 
-  config.before(:each, :needs_tls13) do
-    unless curl_supports_tls13?
-      ENV["HOMEBREW_CURL"] = ENV["HOMEBREW_BREWED_CURL_PATH"]
-      skip "A `curl` with TLS 1.3 support is required." unless curl_supports_tls13?
-    end
+  config.before(:each, :needs_homebrew_curl) do
+    ENV["HOMEBREW_CURL"] = ENV["HOMEBREW_BREWED_CURL_PATH"]
+    skip "A `curl` with TLS 1.3 support is required." unless curl_supports_tls13?
   rescue FormulaUnavailableError
     skip "No `curl` formula is available."
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/repology_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/repology_spec.rb
index 4ea22bf209..7610f0eb2f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/repology_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/repology_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 require "utils/repology"
 
 describe Repology do
-  describe "single_package_query", :needs_network, :needs_tls13 do
+  describe "single_package_query", :needs_network, :needs_homebrew_curl do
     it "returns nil for non-existent package" do
       response = described_class.single_package_query("invalidName", repository: "homebrew")
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe Repology do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "parse_api_response", :needs_network, :needs_tls13 do
+  describe "parse_api_response", :needs_network, :needs_homebrew_curl do
     it "returns a hash of data" do
       limit = 1
       start_with = "x"
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/repology.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/repology.rb
index 08eb75958f..f6ed17f485 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/repology.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/repology.rb
@@ -19,22 +19,35 @@ module Repology
     last_package_in_response += "/" if last_package_in_response.present?
     url = "https://repology.org/api/v1/projects/#{last_package_in_response}?inrepo=#{repository}&outdated=1"
 
-    output, _errors, _status = curl_output(url.to_s, use_homebrew_curl: !curl_supports_tls13?)
+    output, errors, = curl_output(url.to_s, "--silent", use_homebrew_curl: false)
     JSON.parse(output)
+  rescue
+    if Homebrew::EnvConfig.developer?
+      $stderr.puts errors
+    else
+      odebug errors
+    end
+
+    raise
   end
 
   def single_package_query(name, repository:)
     url = "https://repology.org/tools/project-by?repo=#{repository}&" \
           "name_type=srcname&target_page=api_v1_project&name=#{name}"
 
-    output, _errors, _status = curl_output("--location", url.to_s, use_homebrew_curl: !curl_supports_tls13?)
+    output, errors, = curl_output("--location", "--silent", url.to_s, use_homebrew_curl: true)
 
-    begin
-      data = JSON.parse(output)
-      { name => data }
-    rescue
-      nil
+    data = JSON.parse(output)
+    { name => data }
+  rescue => e
+    error_output = [errors, "#{e.class}: #{e}", e.backtrace].compact
+    if Homebrew::EnvConfig.developer?
+      $stderr.puts(*error_output)
+    else
+      odebug(*error_output)
     end
+
+    nil
   end
 
   def parse_api_response(limit = nil, last_package = "", repository:)