Impact Score: 5/10
Cypress v4.4.1 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Cypress v4.4.1. Source highlight: *Released 4/20/2020*
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
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📊 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 (6)
- Cypress can now launch on systems where Chromium is installed via Snapcraft. Fixes #7020.
- We now check whether the `mouseup` event's target element is detached before issuing the `click` event during `.click()`. Fixes #6923.
- We fixed a regression in 3.8.1 where the Test Runner could send an `undefined` organization ID during project setup when the default organization is preselected. Fixes #7013.
- We fixed a regression in 4.4.0 that caused projects to include bundled TypeScript. Fixes #7036.
- Fixed an issue where sites that set `Feature-Policy: document-domain 'none'` headers would fail to load in Cypress. Fixes #6480.
- We fixed some extra spacing displaying below the project nav in the Test Runner. Addresses #7023
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
*Released 4/20/2020*
**Bugfixes:**
- Cypress can now launch on systems where Chromium is installed via Snapcraft. Fixes [#7020](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/7020).
- We now check whether the `mouseup` event's target element is detached before issuing the `click` event during [`.click()`](https://on.cypress.io/click). Fixes [#6923](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6923).
- We fixed a regression in [3.8.1](https://on.cypress.io/changelog-3-8-1) where the Test Runner could send an `undefined` organization ID during project setup when the default organization is preselected. Fixes [#7013](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/7013).
- We fixed a regression in [4.4.0](https://on.cypress.io/changelog-4.4.0) that caused projects to include bundled TypeScript. Fixes [#7036](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/7036).
- Fixed an issue where sites that set `Feature-Policy: document-domain 'none'` headers would fail to load in Cypress. Fixes [#6480](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6480).
**Misc:**
- We fixed some extra spacing displaying below the project nav in the Test Runner. Addresses [#7023](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/7023)
- The typings for run results when using the [Module API](https://on.cypress.io/module-api) now indicate they can be `null` or `undefined`. Addresses [#6126](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6126).
- We're continuing to make progress in converting our codebase from CoffeeScript to JavaScript. Addresses [#2690](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2690) in [#7004](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/7004).