# webdriverio: what changed from 8 to 9

- Product: webdriverio (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio)
- Vendor: webdriverio
- Range: changelog entries numbered after v8.48.3 up to and including v9.31.5, stable releases only
- Entries below: 14 releases (newest first)
- Resolved: 8 is v8.48.3 and 9 is v9.31.5, the newest stable release of each major we track
- Carrying security changes: 1 · CVEs mentioned: 0 · Mentioning breaking changes: 0 · Removing or deprecating something: 1
- Page: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/compare/8...9

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'.

## What changed (66 changes, grouped by kind)

### Added

#### v9.31.5 (2026-08-29)

- Review Multi-remote select implementations and remove filter

#### v9.31.4 (2026-08-27)

- Beta ElementArray under feature flag for multiRemote.$$() returning MultiRemoteElement[]
- Support for global errors and global attachments in wdio-allure-reporter

#### v9.31.2 (2026-08-21)

- Enhance multi-remote instance/element support with select & filter methods
- Add title path to wdio-allure-reporter

#### v9.31.0 (2026-08-18)

- Support multi-element $$() in Expect
- Support TypeScript files in CLI REPL

#### v9.29.1 (2026-06-26)

- Support one-to-many Test-Case-ID tagging in browserstack-service

#### v9.27.2 (2026-05-26)

- Migrate create-wdio to @wdio/electron-service and add Tauri service

#### v9.27.1 (2026-04-30)

- Add bidi network data

### Changed

#### v9.31.2 (2026-08-21)

- Install @serenity-js/html-reporter instead of @senity-js/serenity-bdd in create-wdio

#### v9.29.0 (2026-06-18)

- Improve wdio-browserstack-service reloadsession finished metadata handling

#### v9.27.2 (2026-05-26)

- Honor the skipped status in wdio-browserstack-service and wdio-types
- Omit unset accessibility config in browserstack-service
- Update gRPC message limit in WDIO-v9 to 20 MB

#### v9.27.1 (2026-04-30)

- Redact username and accesskey in BrowserStack service

### Fixed

#### v9.31.5 (2026-08-29)

- Handle BiDi no such node errors as stale
- Require all classic cookie filter attributes

#### v9.31.4 (2026-08-27)

- Track document element per context in webdriverio
- Serialize IPv6 BiDi WebSocket candidates correctly in webdriver

#### v9.31.3 (2026-08-25)

- Fix typing for expect-wdio/api
- Retry spec files when session creation fails in wdio-local-runner

#### v9.31.2 (2026-08-21)

- Record matching mock responses even when not blocked
- Add .cts to supported file extensions in wdio-config

#### v9.31.0 (2026-08-18)

- Keep an undefined element that passes filter in wdio-utils
- Respect WEBDRIVER_CACHE_DIR during driver setup
- Retry requests aborted by connectionRetryTimeout
- Reset current context when browsing context is destroyed
- Scroll by deltaX/deltaY in scrollIntoView wheel action
- Guard ShadowRootManager preload script against partial-Bidi remotes
- Compose element command overrides
- Don't collapse Windows paths to drive letter in Allure reporter toPackageLabel

#### v9.30.1 (2026-08-03)

- Make WebDriver Bidi response timeout configurable
- Guard Object.keys call on stringified request body in webdriver
- Report scenarios as testcases with cucumber Opts.scenarioLevelReporter in wdio-junit-reporter
- Update es-lint-plugin globals peer dependencies
- Pin fast-xml-parser to 5.2.5 on the AWS SDK path to fix docs deploy

#### v9.30.0 (2026-07-21)

- Update CDDL and regenerate to fix null literal
- Stop unrelated shadow roots leaking into scoped element lookups
- Bump geckodriver to 6.1.1 to fix geckoDriverVersion CLI leak
- Attach suite-level before/after all hook steps to every test in allure-reporter
- Report mocha hooks in the CLI/testhub flow for browserstack-service
- Coerce stringified boolean accessibility options in browserstack-service
- Finalize orphaned test runs on interrupted exit in browserstack-service
- Route WDIO CLI-flow App Automate sessions to app-accessibility
- Skip a11y scan for BiDi window/context commands in browserstack-service
- Ship a11y Browser type augmentations in wdio-browserstack-service
- Patch minimatch instances missed by prior override
- Upgrade yauzl to 3.4, fixing node hanging zipping issues

#### v9.29.1 (2026-06-26)

- Skip isConnected check for non-shadow element scope in BiDi

#### v9.29.0 (2026-06-18)

- Make `waitForResponse` wait for networkCollector's response
- Use supported EdgeDriver CDN in wdio-utils

#### v9.28.0 (2026-06-10)

- Logger not CommonJS compliant

#### v9.27.2 (2026-05-26)

- Resolve etxtbsy issue (file busy error) at spawn in wdio-browserstack-service

#### v9.27.1 (2026-04-30)

- Fix cddl generation
- Skip desktop browser download when androidPackage is set
- Call afterSession hook on session init failure and guard worker IPC against kill race
- Prevent shadow root memory leak in SPA navigation
- Fix shadow element stale
- Fix Allure reporter historyId to use capability key instead of cid
- Fix disableElementImplicitWait not working when defined too early

#### v9.27.0 (2026-03-23)

- Fix startup failure in appium-service caused by Appium stderr log output
- Fix TypeScript 7 compatibility in wdio-globals
- Revert queryAppState protocol rename and remove mobile command wrapper

### Removed

#### v9.30.1 (2026-08-03)

- Remove @wdio/browserstack-service from this repository

### Security

#### v9.30.0 (2026-07-21)

- Fixed vulnerabilities

_One release carries no categorized changes yet: v9.31.1._

## Release notes

### v9.31.5

- Date: 2026-08-29
- Version: v9.31.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.31.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.31.5

- **added** — Review Multi-remote select implementations and remove filter
- **fixed** — Handle BiDi no such node errors as stale
- **fixed** — Require all classic cookie filter attributes

##### v9.31.5 (2026-08-29)

###### :rocket: New Feature
* `wdio-utils`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15538](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15538) feat: UNSTABLE Review Multi-remote `select` implementations and remove filter ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `wdio-utils`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15538](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15538) feat: UNSTABLE Review Multi-remote `select` implementations and remove filter ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15535](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15535) fix(webdriverio): handle BiDi no such node errors as stale ([@Fnine59](https://github.com/Fnine59))
  * [#15537](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15537) fix(webdriverio): require all classic cookie filter attributes ([@ML642](https://github.com/ML642))

###### :memo: Documentation
* `wdio-protocols`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15536](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15536) Docs/actions api guidance ([@ML642](https://github.com/ML642))

###### Committers: 3
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- Fnine59 ([@Fnine59](https://github.com/Fnine59))
- Martsin Lazouski ([@ML642](https://github.com/ML642))

### v9.31.4

- Date: 2026-08-27
- Version: v9.31.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.31.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.31.4

- **added** — Beta ElementArray under feature flag for multiRemote.$$() returning MultiRemoteElement[]
- **added** — Support for global errors and global attachments in wdio-allure-reporter
- **fixed** — Track document element per context in webdriverio
- **fixed** — Serialize IPv6 BiDi WebSocket candidates correctly in webdriver

##### v9.31.4 (2026-08-27)

###### :rocket: New Feature
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15532](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15532) feat: Beta ElementArray under feature flag for `multiRemote.$$()` e.g. MultiRemoteElement[] ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `wdio-allure-reporter`
  * [#15278](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15278) feat(wdio-allure-reporter): add support for global errors and global attachments ([@todti](https://github.com/todti))

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15478](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15478) fix(webdriverio): track document element per context ([@Badisi](https://github.com/Badisi))
* `webdriver`
  * [#15516](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15516) fix(webdriver): serialize IPv6 BiDi WebSocket candidates correctly ([@ML642](https://github.com/ML642))

###### :memo: Documentation
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15531](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15531) docs(webdriverio): document the $$ async iterator methods ([@devangpratap](https://github.com/devangpratap))

###### Committers: 5
- Alex ([@todti](https://github.com/todti))
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- Martsin Lazouski ([@ML642](https://github.com/ML642))
- [@Badisi](https://github.com/Badisi)
- [@devangpratap](https://github.com/devangpratap)

### v9.31.3

- Date: 2026-08-25
- Version: v9.31.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.31.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.31.3

- **fixed** — Fix typing for expect-wdio/api
- **fixed** — Retry spec files when session creation fails in wdio-local-runner

##### v9.31.3 (2026-08-25)

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `eslint-plugin-wdio`, `wdio-browser-runner`, `wdio-globals`, `wdio-jasmine-framework`, `wdio-local-runner`, `wdio-runner`, `wdio-webdriver-mock-service`
  * [#15518](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15518) fix: typing for `expect-wdio/api` ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `wdio-local-runner`, `wdio-runner`
  * [#15513](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15513) fix(@wdio/local-runner): retry spec files when session creation fails ([@lorenaskosinskas](https://github.com/lorenaskosinskas))

###### :memo: Documentation
* Other
  * [#15524](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15524) docs(website): added Serenity/JS HTML Reporter ([@jan-molak](https://github.com/jan-molak))
  * [#15526](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15526) docs(devtools): document the Python adapter as language tabs on the S… ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))
  * [#15520](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15520) doc: A11y doc update ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15510](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15510) docs(sponsor): add Momentic as Premium sponsor ([@christian-bromann](https://github.com/christian-bromann))

###### :house: Internal
* [#15517](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15517) fix(docs): unbreak non-English docs builds after flowchart component removal ([@AutomatedTester](https://github.com/AutomatedTester))

###### Committers: 6
- Christian Bromann ([@christian-bromann](https://github.com/christian-bromann))
- David Burns ([@AutomatedTester](https://github.com/AutomatedTester))
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- Jan Molak ([@jan-molak](https://github.com/jan-molak))
- Lorenas ([@lorenaskosinskas](https://github.com/lorenaskosinskas))
- Vishnu Vardhan ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))

### v9.31.2

- Date: 2026-08-21
- Version: v9.31.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.31.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.31.2

- **added** — Enhance multi-remote instance/element support with select & filter methods
- **added** — Add title path to wdio-allure-reporter
- **fixed** — Record matching mock responses even when not blocked
- **fixed** — Add .cts to supported file extensions in wdio-config
- **changed** — Install @serenity-js/html-reporter instead of @senity-js/serenity-bdd in create-wdio

##### v9.31.2 (2026-08-21)

###### :rocket: New Feature
* `wdio-types`, `wdio-utils`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15459](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15459) feat: UNSTABLE Enhance multi-remote instance/element support with `select` & `filter` ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `wdio-allure-reporter`
  * [#15514](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15514) Add title path ([@formaceft-93](https://github.com/formaceft-93))

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15479](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15479) fix(webdriverio): record matching mock responses even when not blocked ([@Badisi](https://github.com/Badisi))
* `wdio-config`
  * [#15511](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15511) fix: add .cts to supported file extensions ([@mauriciolauffer](https://github.com/mauriciolauffer))

###### :nail_care: Polish
* `create-wdio`
  * [#15515](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15515) fix(create-wdio): install @serenity-js/html-reporter instead of @senity-js/serenity-bdd ([@jan-molak](https://github.com/jan-molak))

###### Committers: 5
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- Dmitrii ([@formaceft-93](https://github.com/formaceft-93))
- Jan Molak ([@jan-molak](https://github.com/jan-molak))
- Mauricio Lauffer ([@mauriciolauffer](https://github.com/mauriciolauffer))
- [@Badisi](https://github.com/Badisi)

### v9.31.1

- Date: 2026-08-18
- Version: v9.31.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.31.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.31.1

No updates!

### v9.31.0

- Date: 2026-08-18
- Version: v9.31.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.31.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.31.0

- **added** — Support multi-element $$() in Expect
- **fixed** — Keep an undefined element that passes filter in wdio-utils
- **fixed** — Respect WEBDRIVER_CACHE_DIR during driver setup
- **fixed** — Retry requests aborted by connectionRetryTimeout
- **added** — Support TypeScript files in CLI REPL
- **fixed** — Reset current context when browsing context is destroyed
- **fixed** — Scroll by deltaX/deltaY in scrollIntoView wheel action
- **fixed** — Guard ShadowRootManager preload script against partial-Bidi remotes
- **fixed** — Compose element command overrides
- **fixed** — Don't collapse Windows paths to drive letter in Allure reporter toPackageLabel

#### ⚠️ Partially failed release. Please use [v9.31.1](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.31.1) instead.

##### v9.31.0 (2026-08-18)

###### :rocket: New Feature
* `eslint-plugin-wdio`, `wdio-browser-runner`, `wdio-globals`, `wdio-jasmine-framework`, `wdio-local-runner`, `wdio-runner`
  * [#15471](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15471) feat: Expect's multi-element `$$()` support ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `wdio-utils`
  * [#15480](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15480) fix(@wdio/utils): keep an undefined element that passes filter ([@luantaraschi](https://github.com/luantaraschi))
* `wdio-utils`, `webdriver`
  * [#15488](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15488) fix: respect WEBDRIVER_CACHE_DIR during driver setup ([@shixi-li](https://github.com/shixi-li))
* `webdriver`
  * [#15504](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15504) fix(webdriver): retry requests aborted by connectionRetryTimeout ([@birtles](https://github.com/birtles))
* `wdio-cli`
  * [#15474](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15474) feat(cli/repl): support TS files ([@Delta456](https://github.com/Delta456))
* `wdio-browser-runner`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15468](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15468) chore(pnpm): fix failing pnpm tests ([@Delta456](https://github.com/Delta456))
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15477](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15477) fix(webdriverio): reset current context when browsing context is destroyed ([@Badisi](https://github.com/Badisi))
  * [#15473](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15473) fix(webdriverio): scroll by deltaX/deltaY in scrollIntoView wheel action ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))
  * [#15350](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15350) fix(webdriverio): guard ShadowRootManager preload script against partial-Bidi remotes ([@navin772](https://github.com/navin772))
* `wdio-utils`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15493](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15493) fix(wdio-utils): compose element command overrides ([@KuznetsovRoman](https://github.com/KuznetsovRoman))
* `wdio-allure-reporter`
  * [#15502](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15502) fix(allure-reporter): don't collapse Windows paths to drive letter in toPackageLabel ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* Other
  * [#15463](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15463) Fix/win pnpm spawn enoent ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))

###### :memo: Documentation
* Other
  * [#15492](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15492) docs(website): publish a machine-readable surface and un-hide the flowcharts ([@AutomatedTester](https://github.com/AutomatedTester))
  * [#15489](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15489) doc: A11y documentation update ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15490](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15490) docs: make generated API command pages machine-readable ([@AutomatedTester](https://github.com/AutomatedTester))
  * [#15491](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15491) docs: fix API doc generator output for machine extraction ([@AutomatedTester](https://github.com/AutomatedTester))
* `wdio-appium-service`
  * [#15501](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15501) docs(appium-service): document appiumStartTimeout option ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))

###### :house: Internal
* [#15503](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15503) ci: Force `'no-sandbox'` on macOS fixing `Failed to create a session` for Chromiun ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* [#15484](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15484) ci: fix alpine e2e issue by freezing pnpm to 10 ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* [#15463](https://git

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.31.0]_

### v9.30.1

- Date: 2026-08-03
- Version: v9.30.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.30.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.30.1

- **fixed** — Make WebDriver Bidi response timeout configurable
- **fixed** — Guard Object.keys call on stringified request body in webdriver
- **fixed** — Report scenarios as testcases with cucumber Opts.scenarioLevelReporter in wdio-junit-reporter
- **fixed** — Update es-lint-plugin globals peer dependencies
- **fixed** — Pin fast-xml-parser to 5.2.5 on the AWS SDK path to fix docs deploy
- **removed** — Remove @wdio/browserstack-service from this repository

##### v9.30.1 (2026-08-03)

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `wdio-browser-runner`, `wdio-types`, `webdriver`
  * [#15461](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15461) fix(webdriver): make WebDriver Bidi response timeout configurable ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `webdriver`
  * [#15221](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15221) fix(webdriver): guard Object.keys call on stringified request body ([@mnaoumov](https://github.com/mnaoumov))
* Other
  * [#15455](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15455) Fix/deps security overrides ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
  * [#15453](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15453) Fix/deps security overrides ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `wdio-junit-reporter`
  * [#15452](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15452) fix(wdio-junit-reporter): report scenarios as testcases with cucumber Opts.scenarioLevelReporter ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `eslint-plugin-wdio`
  * [#15441](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15441) fix: Update es-lint-plugin globals peer deps ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :memo: Documentation
* [#15369](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15369) Added trace player devtools doc for webpage ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))

###### :house: Internal
* Other
  * [#15448](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15448) chore(deps): bump preact from 10.26.9 to 10.29.8 ([@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
  * [#15447](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15447) chore(deps): bump minimatch from 10.1.1 to 10.2.5 ([@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
  * [#15451](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15451) fix(deps): pin fast-xml-parser to 5.2.5 on the AWS SDK path to fix docs deploy ([@AutomatedTester](https://github.com/AutomatedTester))
* `wdio-browserstack-service`
  * [#15404](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15404) chore(@wdio/browserstack-service): remove service from this repository ([@christian-bromann](https://github.com/christian-bromann))

###### Committers: 7
- Christian Bromann ([@christian-bromann](https://github.com/christian-bromann))
- David Burns ([@AutomatedTester](https://github.com/AutomatedTester))
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- MRUNAL CHAUDHARI ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
- Michael Naumov ([@mnaoumov](https://github.com/mnaoumov))
- Mykyta Chursin ([@unickq](https://github.com/unickq))
- Vishnu Vardhan ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))

### v9.30.0

- Date: 2026-07-21
- Version: v9.30.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.30.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.30.0

- **fixed** — Update CDDL and regenerate to fix null literal
- **fixed** — Stop unrelated shadow roots leaking into scoped element lookups
- **fixed** — Bump geckodriver to 6.1.1 to fix geckoDriverVersion CLI leak
- **fixed** — Attach suite-level before/after all hook steps to every test in allure-reporter
- **fixed** — Report mocha hooks in the CLI/testhub flow for browserstack-service
- **fixed** — Coerce stringified boolean accessibility options in browserstack-service
- **fixed** — Finalize orphaned test runs on interrupted exit in browserstack-service
- **fixed** — Route WDIO CLI-flow App Automate sessions to app-accessibility
- **fixed** — Skip a11y scan for BiDi window/context commands in browserstack-service
- **fixed** — Ship a11y Browser type augmentations in wdio-browserstack-service
- **fixed** — Patch minimatch instances missed by prior override
- **security** — Fixed vulnerabilities
- **fixed** — Upgrade yauzl to 3.4, fixing node hanging zipping issues

##### v9.30.0 (2026-07-21)

###### :eyeglasses: Spec Compliancy
* `wdio-protocols`, `webdriver`
  * [#15370](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15370) fix: update CDDL and regenerate to fix null litteral ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15400](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15400) fix(webdriverio): stop unrelated shadow roots leaking into scoped element lookups ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `wdio-browser-runner`, `wdio-utils`
  * [#15399](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15399) fix(deps): bump geckodriver to 6.1.1 to fix geckoDriverVersion CLI leak ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `wdio-allure-reporter`
  * [#15390](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15390) PR: Bug Fix 🐛fix(allure-reporter): attach suite-level before/after all hook steps to every test ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `wdio-browserstack-service`
  * [#15376](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15376) fix(browserstack-service): report mocha hooks in the CLI/testhub flow [SDK-6809] ([@pranay-v29](https://github.com/pranay-v29))
  * [#15381](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15381) fix(browserstack-service): coerce stringified boolean accessibility options ([@xxshubhamxx](https://github.com/xxshubhamxx))
  * [#15382](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15382) fix(browserstack-service): finalize orphaned test runs on interrupted exit (SDK-4671) ([@xxshubhamxx](https://github.com/xxshubhamxx))
  * [#15383](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15383) fix(a11y): route WDIO CLI-flow App Automate sessions to app-accessibility (SDK-3813) ([@xxshubhamxx](https://github.com/xxshubhamxx))
  * [#15380](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15380) fix(browserstack-service): skip a11y scan for BiDi window/context commands (SDK-5047) ([@xxshubhamxx](https://github.com/xxshubhamxx))
  * [#15379](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15379) fix(wdio-browserstack-service): ship a11y Browser type augmentations ([@harshit-browserstack](https://github.com/harshit-browserstack))
* `wdio-protocols`, `webdriver`
  * [#15370](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15370) fix: update CDDL and regenerate to fix null litteral ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :house: Internal
* `wdio-config`
  * [#15398](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15398) fix(deps): patch minimatch instances missed by prior override ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* Other
  * [#15396](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15396) Mrunal/vulnerabilities fixes ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `wdio-browserstack-service`, `webdriver`
  * [#15393](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15393) chore: Fixed vulnerabilities ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
  * [#15358](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15358) fix: Upgrade yauzl to 3.4, fixing node hanging zipping issues

###### Committers: 6
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- MRUNAL CHAUDHARI ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
- Pranay Varma ([@pranay-v29](https://github.com/pranay-v29))
- Shubham Garg ([@xxshubhamxx](https://github.com/xxshubhamxx))
- Wim Selles ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))
- [@harshit-browserstack](https://github.com/harshit-browserstack)

### v9.29.1

- Date: 2026-06-26
- Version: v9.29.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.29.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.29.1

- **added** — Support one-to-many Test-Case-ID tagging in browserstack-service
- **fixed** — Skip isConnected check for non-shadow element scope in BiDi

##### v9.29.1 (2026-06-26)

###### :rocket: New Feature
* `wdio-browserstack-service`
  * [#15335](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15335) feat(browserstack-service): one-to-many Test-Case-ID tagging (setCust… ([@anish353](https://github.com/anish353))

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `wdio-logger`
  * [#15354](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15354) fix: Force logger build by adjusting security doc on pattern masking ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15353](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15353) fix(webdriverio): skip isConnected check for non-shadow element scope in BiDi ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))

###### :memo: Documentation
* `wdio-logger`
  * [#15354](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15354) fix: Force logger build by adjusting security doc on pattern masking ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* Other
  * [#15341](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15341) docs(tracing): Add blog post for Tracing Mode in `devtools` service ([@Winify](https://github.com/Winify))

###### Committers: 5
- Anish Kumar Sinha ([@anish353](https://github.com/anish353))
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- MRUNAL CHAUDHARI ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
- Shubham Garg ([@xxshubhamxx](https://github.com/xxshubhamxx))
- Vince Graics ([@Winify](https://github.com/Winify))

### v9.29.0

- Date: 2026-06-18
- Version: v9.29.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.29.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.29.0

- **fixed** — Make `waitForResponse` wait for networkCollector's response
- **fixed** — Use supported EdgeDriver CDN in wdio-utils
- **changed** — Improve wdio-browserstack-service reloadsession finished metadata handling

##### v9.29.0 (2026-06-18)

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15293](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15293) fix: make `waitForResponse` wait for networkCollector's response ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `wdio-utils`
  * [#15305](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15305) fix(wdio-utils): use supported EdgeDriver CDN ([@cyphercodes](https://github.com/cyphercodes))

###### :nail_care: Polish
* `wdio-browserstack-service`
  * [#15316](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15316) Fix/wdio reloadsession finishedmetadata ([@shivamku-BS](https://github.com/shivamku-BS))

###### :house: Internal
* [#15320](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15320) ci: fix ubuntu e2e failures ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### Committers: 6
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- MRUNAL CHAUDHARI ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
- Rayan Salhab ([@cyphercodes](https://github.com/cyphercodes))
- Shivam Kumar ([@shivamku-BS](https://github.com/shivamku-BS))
- Vince Graics ([@Winify](https://github.com/Winify))
- Vishnu Vardhan ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))

### v9.28.0

- Date: 2026-06-10
- Version: v9.28.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.28.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.28.0

- **fixed** — Logger not CommonJS compliant

##### v9.28.0 (2026-06-10)

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* [#15291](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15291) fix: logger not cjs compliant ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :house: Internal
* Other
  * [#15292](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15292) ci: Fix unzip hangs issue with node 24.16 ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `wdio-browserstack-service`, `wdio-protocols`, `webdriver`
  * [#15283](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15283) fix: main pipeline failures & browserStack `config.accessibility` & more ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### Committers: 9
- Aakash Hotchandani ([@AakashHotchandani](https://github.com/AakashHotchandani))
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- JinHyuk Sung ([@sjh9714](https://github.com/sjh9714))
- Kamalpreet Kaur ([@kamal-kaur04](https://github.com/kamal-kaur04))
- MRUNAL CHAUDHARI ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
- Noritaka Kobayashi ([@noritaka1166](https://github.com/noritaka1166))
- Vishnu Vardhan ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))
- Wim Selles ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))
- [@harshit-browserstack](https://github.com/harshit-browserstack)

### v9.27.2

- Date: 2026-05-26
- Version: v9.27.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.27.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.27.2

- **added** — Migrate create-wdio to @wdio/electron-service and add Tauri service
- **fixed** — Resolve etxtbsy issue (file busy error) at spawn in wdio-browserstack-service
- **changed** — Honor the skipped status in wdio-browserstack-service and wdio-types
- **changed** — Omit unset accessibility config in browserstack-service
- **changed** — Update gRPC message limit in WDIO-v9 to 20 MB

##### v9.27.2 (2026-05-26)

###### :rocket: New Feature
* `create-wdio`, `wdio-xvfb`
  * [#15235](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15235) feat(create-wdio): migrate to @wdio/electron-service and add Tauri service ([@goosewobbler](https://github.com/goosewobbler))

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `wdio-browserstack-service`
  * [#15246](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15246) fix: resolve etxtbsy issue(file busy error) at spawn ([@shivamku-BS](https://github.com/shivamku-BS))

###### :nail_care: Polish
* `wdio-browserstack-service`, `wdio-types`
  * [#15232](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15232) Honouring the skipped status ([@Bhargavi-BS](https://github.com/Bhargavi-BS))
* `wdio-browserstack-service`
  * [#15215](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15215) fix(browserstack-service): omit unset accessibility config ([@kbrooks](https://github.com/kbrooks))
  * [#15201](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15201) Update gRPC message limit in WDIO-v9 to 20 MB ([@xxshubhamxx](https://github.com/xxshubhamxx))

###### :memo: Documentation
* [#15255](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15255) Selenium devtools doc ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))

###### Committers: 11
- Christian Bromann ([@christian-bromann](https://github.com/christian-bromann))
- Kamalpreet Kaur ([@kamal-kaur04](https://github.com/kamal-kaur04))
- Kyle Brooks ([@kbrooks](https://github.com/kbrooks))
- MRUNAL CHAUDHARI ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
- Shivam Kumar ([@shivamku-BS](https://github.com/shivamku-BS))
- Shubham Garg ([@xxshubhamxx](https://github.com/xxshubhamxx))
- Vishnu Vardhan ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))
- Wim Selles ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))
- YASH JAIN ([@osho-20](https://github.com/osho-20))
- [@goosewobbler](https://github.com/goosewobbler)
- bhargavi vaidya ([@Bhargavi-BS](https://github.com/Bhargavi-BS))

### v9.27.1

- Date: 2026-04-30
- Version: v9.27.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.27.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.27.1

- **added** — Add bidi network data
- **fixed** — Fix cddl generation
- **fixed** — Skip desktop browser download when androidPackage is set
- **fixed** — Call afterSession hook on session init failure and guard worker IPC against kill race
- **fixed** — Prevent shadow root memory leak in SPA navigation
- **fixed** — Fix shadow element stale
- **fixed** — Fix Allure reporter historyId to use capability key instead of cid
- **fixed** — Fix disableElementImplicitWait not working when defined too early
- **changed** — Redact username and accesskey in BrowserStack service

##### v9.27.1 (2026-04-30)

###### :eyeglasses: Spec Compliancy
* `wdio-protocols`, `wdio-types`, `webdriver`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15158](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15158) fix: cddl generation ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :rocket: New Feature
* `wdio-protocols`, `wdio-types`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15153](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15153) feat: Add bidi network data ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `wdio-types`, `wdio-utils`
  * [#15204](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15204) fix(utils): skip desktop browser download when androidPackage is set ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `wdio-local-runner`, `wdio-runner`
  * [#15193](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15193) fix: call afterSession hook on session init failure and guard worker IPC against kill race ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15192](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15192) enhancement: prevent shadow root memory leak in SPA navigation ([@lacell75](https://github.com/lacell75))
  * [#15191](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15191) fix shadow element stale ([@lacell75](https://github.com/lacell75))
* `wdio-allure-reporter`
  * [#15112](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15112) Fix Allure reporter historyId — use capability key instead of cid ([@todti](https://github.com/todti))
* `wdio-protocols`, `wdio-types`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15153](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15153) feat: Add bidi network data ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `wdio-runner`
  * [#15186](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15186) fix: `disableElementImplicitWait` not working when defined too early ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `wdio-protocols`, `wdio-types`, `webdriver`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15158](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15158) fix: cddl generation ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :nail_care: Polish
* `wdio-browserstack-service`
  * [#15206](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15206) V9 username accesskey redaction ([@minavkaria-bs](https://github.com/minavkaria-bs))
* `wdio-protocols`, `wdio-types`, `webdriver`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15158](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15158) fix: cddl generation ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :memo: Documentation
* `wdio-protocols`, `wdio-types`, `webdriver`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15158](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15158) fix: cddl generation ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### :house: Internal
* `wdio-protocols`, `wdio-types`, `webdriver`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15158](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15158) fix: cddl generation ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
* `webdriverio`
  * [#15173](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15173) ci: enable vitest typecheck tests ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))

###### Committers: 9
- #QualityWithMillan ([@eaccmk](https://github.com/eaccmk))
- Alex ([@todti](https://github.com/todti))
- David Prevost ([@dprevost-LMI](https://github.com/dprevost-LMI))
- Fabien CELLIER ([@lacell75](https://github.com/lacell75))
- MRUNAL CHAUDHARI ([@mccmrunal](https://github.com/mccmrunal))
- Vishnu Vardhan ([@vishnuv688](https://github.com/vishnuv688))
- YASH JAIN ([@osho-20](https://github.com/osho-20))
- [@Badisi](https://github.com/Badisi)
- [@minavkaria-bs](https://github.com/minavkaria-bs)

### v9.27.0

- Date: 2026-03-23
- Version: v9.27.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/releases/tag/v9.27.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio/releases/v9.27.0

- **fixed** — Fix startup failure in appium-service caused by Appium stderr log output
- **fixed** — Fix TypeScript 7 compatibility in wdio-globals
- **fixed** — Revert queryAppState protocol rename and remove mobile command wrapper

##### v9.27.0 (2026-03-23)

###### :bug: Bug Fix
* `wdio-appium-service`
  * [#15155](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15155) fix(appium-service): fix startup failure caused by Appium stderr log output ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))
* `wdio-globals`
  * [#15135](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15135) fix: TypeScript 7 compatibility ([@mscrivo](https://github.com/mscrivo))
* `wdio-protocols`, `webdriverio`
  * [#15159](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/pull/15159) fix(webdriverio): revert queryAppState protocol rename and remove mobile command wrapper ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))

###### Committers: 2
- Michael Scrivo ([@mscrivo](https://github.com/mscrivo))
- Wim Selles ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))