# webdriverio v9.31.3

- Product: webdriverio (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webdriverio)
- Vendor: webdriverio
- 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

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- **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))