Impact Score: 5/10
Cypress: 0.17.11
Source available β automated, not human-reviewed
Component: cypress Β· Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
β‘ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Cypress v0.17.11. Source highlight: *Released 11/16/2016*
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
π» Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
π Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
βοΈ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
π§ Bug Fixes & Patches (6)
- We now record videos during a headless run with both `cypress ci` and `cypress run`. Fixes #229.
- After completing `cypress ci`, we now upload build assets (such as `screenshots` and `videos`) to be used in our upcoming admin interface. This will enable you to review assets without having to touch your CI server. Fixes #292.
- Screenshot names now include their parent titles, and invalid file system characters are scrubbed. Fixes #297.
- We no longer artificially restrict the environment `cypress ci` can run in. It can now run *anywhere*. Fixes #296.
- We removed scaffolding any directories on a new project (during `cypress run`). Fixes #295.
- `cypress run` no longer prompts the user for any kind of interaction, thus enabling you to use this in CI if you choose to do so. Fixes #294.
π View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
*Released 11/16/2016*
**Roadmap:**
- The changes in version [`0.17.11`](#01711-11162016) below are in preparation for CypressοΏ’οΎοΎ platform service: a portal where screenshots, videos, config, and logs of your builds are accessible.
**Overview:**
- `cypress ci` now uploads build assets to our servers after a test run completes. Additionally, it tracks the `config` settings used during the build and tracks each individual test failure.
- If you do *not* want these assets to be tracked by Cypress, you need to switch to using [`cypress run`](https://on.cypress.io/command-line#cypress-run). We will happily remove any build assets that are accidentally uploaded to us during the update transition.
**Features:**
- We now record videos during a headless run with both `cypress ci` and [`cypress run`](https://on.cypress.io/command-line#cypress-run). Fixes [#229](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/229).
- After completing `cypress ci`, we now upload build assets (such as `screenshots` and `videos`) to be used in our upcoming admin interface. This will enable you to review assets without having to touch your CI server. Fixes [#292](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/292).
**Misc:**
- We've redesigned the headless run `stdout` to give you more details of the run, the stats after the run, what screenshots were taken, the video that was recorded, compression settings for the video, uploading asset progress, etc.
- Screenshot names now include their parent titles, and invalid file system characters are scrubbed. Fixes [#297](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/297).
- We no longer artificially restrict the environment `cypress ci` can run in. It can now run *anywhere*. Fixes [#296](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/296).
- We removed scaffolding any directories on a new project (during `cypress run`). Fixes [#295](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/295).
- [`cypress run`](https://on.cypress.io/command-line#cypress-run) no longer prompts the user for any kind of interaction, thus enabling you to use this in CI if you choose to do so. Fixes [#294](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/294).
- There is a new [configuration](https://on.cypress.io/configuration) property called: ~~`trashAssetsBeforeHeadlessRuns`~~ (This was changed to `trashAssetsBeforeRuns` in [`3.0.0`](#3.0.0)) that is set to `true` by default and will automatically clear out screenshots + videos folders before each run. These files are not deleted, they are just moved to your trash.
- There are several new [configuration](https://on.cypress.io/configuration) properties for video recording: `videoRecording`, `videoCompression`, and `videosFolder`.