Impact Score: 5/10
Cypress v3.1.3 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Cypress v3.1.3. Source highlight: *Released 12/03/2018*
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
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📊 Product & Engineering Leads
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⚙️ DevOps & Security
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✨ New Features & Capabilities (3)
- Added `requestTimeout` and `responseTimeout` options to `cy.wait()`
- Added 'History' table to `cy.wait()`
- Added 'Alias' for assertions that are aliases of each other to `Assertions`
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (6)
- Fixed regression introduced in 3.1.1 with `requestAnimationFrame` that caused some animations not to run. Fixes #2725.
- Fixed regression introduced in 3.1.2 that caused DOM elements passed to `cy.wrap()` to no longer yield the proper jQuery array instance. Fixes #2820.
- Fixed regression causing invocations of cy.clock() to error on subsequent tests. Fixes #2850.
- Fixed issue where a fix included in 3.1.2 did not pass the `windowsHide` argument to the proper options. Fixes #2667 and #2809.
- Passing `.check({ force: true })` no longer requires the checkbox or radio to be visible. Fixes #1376.
- Updated types to support promises as arguments within `cy.wrap`. Fixes #2807.
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
*Released 12/03/2018*
**Bugfixes:**
- Fixed regression introduced in [3.1.1](https://on.cypress.io/changelog#3.1.1) with `requestAnimationFrame` that caused some animations not to run. Fixes [#2725](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2725).
- Fixed regression introduced in [3.1.2](https://on.cypress.io/changelog#3.1.2) that caused DOM elements passed to [`cy.wrap()`](https://on.cypress.io/wrap) to no longer yield the proper jQuery array instance. Fixes [#2820](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2820).
- Fixed regression causing invocations of [cy.clock()](https://on.cypress.io/clock) to error on subsequent tests. Fixes [#2850](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2850).
- Fixed issue where a fix included in [3.1.2](https://on.cypress.io/changelog#3.1.2) did not pass the `windowsHide` argument to the proper options. Fixes [#2667](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2667) and [#2809](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2809).
- Passing [`.check({ force: true })`](https://on.cypress.io/check) no longer requires the checkbox or radio to be visible. Fixes [#1376](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/1376).
**Misc**
- Updated types to support promises as arguments within [`cy.wrap`](https://on.cypress.io/wrap). Fixes [#2807](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/2807).
- We now expose all jQuery methods and values onto "`Cypress.$`" $. Fixes [#2830](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2830).
- [`cy.wait()`](https://on.cypress.io/wait) now accepts a separate timeout option for `requestTimeout` and `responseTimeout`. Fixes [#2446](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2446).
**Dependency Updates**
- Upgraded nodemon from `^1.8.1` to `^1.8.7`. Fixes [#2864](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/2864).
- Upgraded request from `^2.27.0` and `^2.28.0` to `^4.0.0`, Fixes [#2455](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2455).
**Documentation Changes:**
- Added `requestTimeout` and `responseTimeout` options to [`cy.wait()`](https://on.cypress.io/wait)
- Added 'History' table to [`cy.wait()`](https://on.cypress.io/wait)
- Added 'Alias' for assertions that are aliases of each other to [`Assertions`](https://on.cypress.io/assertions)