WebdriverIO Files

v10.1.0 (2026-10-18)

:boom: Breaking Change

• eslint-plugin-wdio, wdio-browser-runner, wdio-globals, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-local-runner, wdio-runner, wdio-session
• #16024 chore(deps): use expect-webdriverio 8.0.0 (@plum117)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-cucumber-framework, wdio-mocha-framework, wdio-reporter, wdio-runner, wdio-types, wdio-utils, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriver, webdriverio
• #16058 feat(parallel): Parallel it() execution via BiDi browsing contexts (@Winify)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
• #16133 fix(webdriverio): give the page its scroll events before a click in Safari on iOS (@plum117)
• #16126 fix(webdriverio): run a command again with the new element id after a stale element (@plum117)
• #16082 fix(webdriverio): emulate a device when Chrome says viewport meta is not implemented (@plum117)
• #16077 fix(webdriverio): wait once for an element that the page removed (revert [#15627]) (@plum117)
• #16066 fix(webdriverio): a stale list item whose index is gone is not found, like $() (@plum117)
• #16067 fix(webdriverio): pass element arguments of execute() in BiDi as in Classic (@plum117)
• #16064 fix(webdriverio): send the screenshot events of WebDriver BiDi screenshots to the reporters (@plum117)
• #16059 fix(webdriverio): find a re-rendered element again in the BiDi checks of isDisplayed, isFocused and isStable (@plum117)
• #16061 fix(webdriverio): catch a failed tree request in the context event handlers (@plum117)
• #16057 fix(webdriverio): type at() and slice() of a $$() list before it is awaited (@plum117)
• #16055 fix(webdriverio): name the custom strategy in the messages of a custom$ element (@plum117)
• #16049 fix(webdriverio): give the page its scroll events before a click (@plum117)
• #16050 fix(webdriverio): use the not found item of $$()[index] once the list reaches the index (@plum117)
• #16044 fix(webdriverio): give a not found item per instance for a multi-remote index that the list never reaches (@plum117)
• #16043 fix(webdriverio): give a not found element for a custom$$ index that the list never reaches (@plum117)
• #16041 fix(webdriverio): give a not found element for a $$() index that the list never reaches (@plum117)
• #16033 fix(webdriverio): scroll the element into view before a click with options (@plum117)
• #16026 fix(webdriverio): find elements in declarative shadow roots (@plum117)
• #16019 fix(webdriverio): use the window handle as the BiDi context on Appium web contexts (@plum117)
• #15999 fix(webdriverio): ElementArray.at() without Array.prototype.at in the browser (@plum117)
• wdio-cli
• #16080 fix(@wdio/cli): keep spec file URLs intact in the run summary (@yasenltd)
• wdio-utils
• #16114 fix(@wdio/utils): import plugins specified as file:// URLs (@NUAAwqy)
• #16008 fix(@wdio/utils): use an installed browser when only its archive cleanup fails (@plum117)
• #16023 fix(@wdio/utils): install browsers and Chromedriver atomically, download once when processes set them up together (@plum117)
• #16013 fix(@wdio/utils): warn when a browser download ignores the proxy, explain a missing unzip (@plum117)
• wdio-mocha-framework, wdio-utils
• #16124 fix(@wdio/utils): name the WebdriverIO attempt in a Mocha timeout error (@plum117)
• #16032 fix(@wdio/utils): follow the Mocha timeout and let Mocha wait for after hooks (@plum117)
• wdio-cucumber-framework
• #16118 fix(@wdio/cucumber-framework): keep the feature uid as the parent of a scenario in a random order (@plum117)
• #16068 fix(@wdio/cucumber-framework): report every scenario of grouped specs in a random order (@plum117)
• #16063 fix(@wdio/cucumber-framework): keep the scenario title at the end of a scenario-level test (@plum117)
• create-wdio, wdio-types, wdio-utils, webdriverio
• #16096 fix(webdriverio): run the command hooks once for each element command (@plum117)
• wdio-utils, webdriverio
• #16056 fix(@wdio/utils): don't wrap event handler functions as commands (@Winify)
• #16070 fix(@wdio/utils, webdriverio): give each list item its own element commands (@plum117)
• #16053 fix(@wdio/utils): give the not found item for an index of an async $$ overwrite or a custom $$ command (@plum117)
• wdio-cucumber-framework, wdio-reporter
• #16069 fix(@wdio/cucumber-framework, @wdio/reporter): keep the undefined suffix and the duration of a pending step (@plum117)
• webdriver, webdriverio
• #16065 fix(webdriver, webdriverio): catch the commands of event listeners when the session ends (@plum117)
• #16031 fix(webdriverio): apply the script timeout to execute in WebDriver BiDi sessions (@plum117)
• webdriver
• #16054 fix(webdriver): reject pending BiDi commands when the connection closes (@plum117)
• #16007 fix(webdriver): keep the worker log open after deleteSession (@plum117)
• #15996 fix(webdriver): set the default of the bidiResponseTimeout option (@plum117)
• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-runner
• #16040 fix(@wdio/runner): let Mocha report browser errors that happen during the tests (@plum117)
• wdio-runner, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriver
• #16039 fix(@wdio/runner): end the worker with reports when the session is already gone (@plum117)
• wdio-appium-service
• #16021 fix(@wdio/appium-service): clear NODE_OPTIONS for the Appium version check (@MannXo)
• wdio-session
• #16025 fix(@wdio/session): accept only expect-webdriverio 8 as the optional peer (@plum117)
• wdio-runner, wdio-utils, webdriverio
• #16009 fix(@wdio/utils): keep the worker log file when enableFileLogging runs again (@plum117)
• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-utils
• #16015 fix(@wdio/utils): use geckodriver 8, edgedriver 8 and safaridriver 3 (@plum117)
• create-wdio
• #15997 fix(create-wdio): use the select prompt instead of the removed list alias (@plum117)
• wdio-types, webdriver
• #15987 feat(webdriver): add the bidiConnectTimeout option (@plum117)
• wdio-jasmine-framework
• #15982 fix(@wdio/jasmine-framework): type expect.extend() on the global expect (@plum117)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-utils, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriverio
• #16090 perf(@wdio/utils, webdriverio): let the items of an element list share their commands (@plum117)
• wdio-session
• #16030 chore(deps): use @wdio/visual-service 11.0.0 (@plum117)

:memo: Documentation

• wdio-cucumber-framework, wdio-mocha-framework, webdriverio
• #16135 docs: Add parallel tests documentation and framework support- [#16134] (@Winify)
• Other
• #16042 docs: add the missing v10 migration notes (#15935) (@plum117)
• #16028 docs: give PartialMatcher its type argument in the custom matcher example (@plum117)
• webdriverio
• #16034 docs(webdriverio): say that a mock with the same definition replaces the first one (@plum117)

:house: Internal

• Other
• #16089 chore(deps): bump camelcase from 9.0.0 to 10.0.0 in the major-deps-updates-main group (@dependabot[bot])
• #16088 chore(deps): bump the minor-deps-updates-main group with 7 updates (@dependabot[bot])
• #16085 chore(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 7.0.0 to 7.1.0 in the minor-deps-updates group (@dependabot[bot])
• #16084 chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 7.0.1 to 7.0.2 in the patch-deps-updates group (@dependabot[bot])
• #16035 chore(deps): override handlebars and shell-quote to patched versions (@mccmrunal)
• #16020 chore(deps): bump undici from 7.29.0 to 8.11.2 (@dependabot[bot])
• #16005 chore(deps): bump @nuxt/kit from 3.17.6 to 3.21.11 in the minor-deps-updates-main group (@dependabot[bot])
• #15985 chore(deps): bump handlebars from 4.7.9 to 4.7.10 (@dependabot[bot])
• #15970 chore(deps): bump compression from 1.8.1 to 1.8.2 (@dependabot[bot])
• #16003 test(e2e): run the React component tests with React 19 (@plum117)
• #16001 chore(deps): hold the major updates that change user behavior (@plum117)
• #15988 chore(deps): bump the patch-deps-updates-main group across 1 directory with 3 updates (@dependabot[bot])
• #15989 chore(deps-dev): bump @aws-sdk/client-device-farm from 3.1146.0 to 3.1147.0 in the minor-deps-updates-main group (@dependabot[bot])
• #15978 chore(deps): bump the patch-deps-updates-main group with 6 updates (@dependabot[bot])
• wdio-lighthouse-service
• #16087 chore(deps): bump the patch-deps-updates-main group across 1 directory with 16 updates (@dependabot[bot])
• webdriverio
• #16083 test(webdriverio): make the waitForEnabled test of a removed element stable (@plum117)
• #15986 fix(webdriverio): derive fake-timers types from install() (@plum117)
• wdio-utils
• #16052 test(@wdio/utils): make 2 atomicInstall tests independent of the speed of the machine (@plum117)
• wdio-ai-service
• #16022 test(e2e): keep the AI suite logs and log what the effect recorder counts (@plum117)
• create-wdio, wdio-ai-service, wdio-browser-runner, wdio-cli, wdio-concise-reporter, wdio-config, wdio-cucumber-framework, wdio-dot-reporter, wdio-local-runner, wdio-logger, wdio-reporter, wdio-spec-reporter, webdriver, webdriverio
• #16012 chore(deps): bump the major-deps-updates-main group across 1 directory with 25 updates (@dependabot[bot])
• wdio-appium-service
• #16014 chore(deps): bump the patch-deps-updates-main group across 1 directory with 5 updates (@dependabot[bot])
• create-wdio, wdio-cli
• #15998 chore: replace the deprecated read-pkg-up with read-package-up (@plum117)

Committers: 6

• David Prévost (@plum117)
• MRUNAL CHAUDHARI (@mccmrunal)
• Parman Mohammadalizadeh (@MannXo)
• Qingyuan Wang (@NUAAwqy)
• Vince Graics (@Winify)
• Yasen Dudin (@yasenltd)