Impact Score: 5/10
Cypress v3.8.3 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Cypress v3.8.3. Source highlight: *Released 1/24/2020*
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (5)
- We fixed an error during `cypress run` indicating `could not find CRI target` when Cypress was unable to find the tab to control. Fixes #6053.
- HTTP requests to sites using a TLS version lower than 1.2 now no longer fail. Fixes #5446.
- `cypress verify` will no longer error on some systems when `-screen` is not defined. Fixes #6184.
- We fixed a regression in 3.5.0 causing `cy.type({ force: true })` to no longer forcibly type characters for readonly inputs. Fixes #6116.
- Generated reports when using custom reporters now have a defined `file` property. Fixes #1495.
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
*Released 1/24/2020*
**Bugfixes:**
- We fixed an error during `cypress run` indicating `could not find CRI target` when Cypress was unable to find the tab to control. Fixes [#6053](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6053).
- HTTP requests to sites using a TLS version lower than 1.2 now no longer fail. Fixes [#5446](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/5446).
- `cypress verify` will no longer error on some systems when `-screen` is not defined. Fixes [#6184](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6184).
- We fixed a regression in [3.5.0](https://on.cypress.io/changelog-3-5-0) causing [`cy.type({ force: true })`](https://on.cypress.io/type) to no longer forcibly type characters for readonly inputs. Fixes [#6116](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6116).
- Generated reports when using [custom reporters](https://on.cypress.io/reporters) now have a defined `file` property. Fixes [#1495](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/1495).
**Misc:**
- Messages from [`cy.get()`](https://on.cypress.io/get) are now truncated at 50 lines the Command Log instead of the 1 line. Addresses [#6145](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6145).
- We now collect more environment variables for Bamboo CI when recording for the Dashboard. Addresses [#4895](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/4895).
**Dependency Updates:**
- Upgraded `electron` from `7.1.9` to `7.1.10`. Addressed in [#6242](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/6242).
- Upgraded `electron` from `7.1.7` to `7.1.9`. Addressed in [#6180](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/6180).
- Upgraded `http-status-codes` from `1.3.2` to `1.4.0`. Addressed in [#6134](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/6134).
- Upgraded `socket.io` and `socket.io-client` from `2.2.0` to `2.3.0`. Addressed in [#6179](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/6179).