●Change8

v1.55.1

Breaking Changes
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⚠ 2 breaking🐛 3 fixes🔧 2 symbols

Summary

This release upgrades browser binaries, fixes several regressions, reverts an a11y change, and removes the `-k` CLI option, requiring minor migration adjustments.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

  • Reverted the accessibility fix that tracked inert elements as hidden, restoring previous behavior; update any custom accessibility handling accordingly.
  • Removed support for the `-k` CLI option; scripts using `-k` must be updated to use alternative filtering mechanisms.

Migration Steps

  1. Remove usage of the `-k` flag from command lines; replace with appropriate test filtering options such as `--grep` or `--project`.

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Upgraded Chromium to version 140.0.7339.186.
  • Fixed internal error "step id not found" regression.
  • Fixed HTML reporter broken chip link when there are no projects.

🔧 Affected Symbols

`-k` CLI optiona11y inert element tracking