# browser-use 0.13.9

- Product: browser-use (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/browser-use)
- Vendor: browser-use
- Date: 2026-09-04
- Version: 0.13.9
- Original notes: https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.9
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/browser-use/releases/0.13.9

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- **fixed** — Make bu-2-0 the ChatBrowserUse default again, keep mini opt-in
- **fixed** — Report missing target text in replace_file
- **fixed** — Escape plain text in generated PDFs
- **fixed** — Update DeepSeek default model to deepseek-v4-flash
- **fixed** — Stop putting format/stream inside Ollama options
- **fixed** — Update vulnerable Click, MCP, and pypdf pins
- **fixed** — Clear cookies via Storage domain, not Network
- **fixed** — Render markdown emphasis in PDF export
- **fixed** — Ignore empty reasoning model patterns
- **fixed** — Expose image context for clickable elements
- **changed** — Require Browser Harness 0.1.10
- **fixed** — Replace sensitive placeholders inside tuple params
- **fixed** — Fix WebSocket drops during reconnect window
- **changed** — Upgrade datamodel-code-generator to 0.75.1
- **fixed** — Keep balanced trailing brackets in URLs extracted from task text
- **fixed** — Allow pydantic 2.13
- **fixed** — Honor BROWSER_USE_HEADLESS in BrowserProfile
- **fixed** — Keep the first user message when include_system_in_user is set for Google LLM
- **fixed** — Preserve schema-keyword field names
- **fixed** — Preserve zero max_retries for Anthropic Bedrock
- **fixed** — Match URL negations as whole words
- **fixed** — Preserve downloaded file path order
- **fixed** — Read persisted storage state as UTF-8
- **fixed** — Preserve default Chrome arg order
- **added** — Add OrcaRouter as a named LLM provider
- **fixed** — Validate client and response inputs for openrouter
- **fixed** — Show the live value of pre-filled inputs to the agent
- **fixed** — Report failed tab switches as errors instead of silent success
- **fixed** — Support literal plus in send_keys
- **fixed** — Expose image context for directly clickable images
- **fixed** — Detect browser process exit early in _wait_for_cdp_url
- **fixed** — Restore session handlers after event bus reset

##### What's Changed
* fix(llm): make bu-2-0 the ChatBrowserUse default again, keep mini opt-in by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5488
* ci: remove the dead cloud_evals image-build trigger by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5491
* fix(filesystem): report missing target text in replace_file by @uczltw6 in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5498
* fix(filesystem): escape plain text in generated PDFs by @primorLee in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5502
* docs: highlight rerunnable Cloud scripts by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5551
* docs(cloud): update tools guide for CLI 3.0 by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5553
* fix(deps): bump dependency versions by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5382
* fix: Update DeepSeek default model to deepseek-v4-flash by @DipsyHou in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5563
* fix(llm): stop putting format/stream inside Ollama options by @official-burak in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5561
* fix(deps): update vulnerable Click, MCP, and pypdf pins by @green3sf in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5526
* fix(browser): clear cookies via Storage domain, not Network by @MrLeit in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5562
* fix(filesystem): render markdown emphasis in PDF export by @leilei3167 in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5540
* fix(llm): ignore empty reasoning model patterns by @ECD5A in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5545
* fix(dom): expose image context for clickable elements by @UniversePeak in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5541
* build: require Browser Harness 0.1.10 by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5507
* fix(registry): replace sensitive placeholders inside tuple params by @LambIessz in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5570
* Fix WebSocket drops during reconnect window by @Soundcreates in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5373
* docs(cloud): replace retired V1 API examples with V4 by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5578
* Upgrade datamodel-code-generator to 0.75.1 by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5588
* fix: keep balanced trailing brackets in URLs extracted from task text by @aniketwaghh in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5576
* docs: migrate remote browser skill to CLI 3.0 by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5583
* fix: allow pydantic 2.13 by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5577
* docs: correct Cloud signup credit by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5602
* fix(browser): honor BROWSER_USE_HEADLESS in BrowserProfile (#5420) by @jiffyaneesh in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5475
* fix(llm/google): keep the first user message when include_system_in_user is set by @aniketwaghh in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5597
* docs: correct cloud browser session price by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5601
* docs(cloud): add API v4 skill reference by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5591
* fix(llm): preserve schema-keyword field names by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5605
* fix(llm): preserve zero max_retries for Anthropic Bedrock by @cosin2077 in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5348
* fix(agent): match URL negations as whole words by @JayLay0310 in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5493
* fix(agent): preserve downloaded file path order by @oysz in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5453
* fix(browser): read persisted storage state as UTF-8 by @r266-tech in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/5359
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