# Cypress v0.11.8 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Cypress (https://www.cypress.io)
- **Version:** v0.11.8
- **Released:** Jul 19, 2018
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/cypress/updates/v0.11.8/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Cypress v0.11.8. Source highlight: *Released 09/25/2015*

## New Features
- Added cy.request() command which can issue XHR requests. The request is generated outside of the rowser, and bypasses all CORS restrictions. Great for talking to an API for seeding, querying, building, etc.