# Puppeteer browsers-v3.2.1 — browsers: v3.2.1

- Product: Puppeteer (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/puppeteer)
- Vendor: Chrome DevTools
- Date: 2026-08-17
- Version: browsers-v3.2.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.2.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/puppeteer/releases/browsers-v3.2.1

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- **fixed** — computeSystemExecutablePath now supports validatePath parameter
- **fixed** — Launch browsers in detached mode on Windows to fix flakiness
- **fixed** — Improved error messaging to tell users how to recover a partial browser folder

##### [3.2.1](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/compare/browsers-v3.2.0...browsers-v3.2.1) (2026-08-17)


###### 🛠️ Fixes

* computeSystemExecutablePath support validatePath ([#15340](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/issues/15340)) ([73da9a4](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/commit/73da9a41b32f26e995ac00b50c958e6e95fb2be2))
* launch browsers in detached mode on Windows to fix flakiness ([#15339](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/issues/15339)) ([8e1022b](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/commit/8e1022b543f27d9d517310435aaa2b299fe99d46))
* tell the user how to recover a partial browser folder ([#15319](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/issues/15319)) ([bbc51bd](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/commit/bbc51bd2eff8a4423bf8432c41a31178b13ea9f7))