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Cypress v8.3.1stable Released Aug 27, 2021
Impact Score: 5/10

Cypress v8.3.1 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

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⚡ Improvements 1 🔧 Bug Fixes 4
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Cypress v8.3.1. Source highlight: _Released 08/27/2021_

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⚡ Performance & Enhancements (1)

  • Projects will now open much faster on MacOS Big Sur with improved browser

🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (4)

  • Fixed a regression in 8.3.0 where the
  • Fixed a regression in 8.3.0 where
  • `cy.document()` typings now allow for the `timeout` option. Fixes
  • `cy.title()` typings now allow for the `timeout` option. Fixes
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_Released 08/27/2021_ **Performance:** - Projects will now open much faster on MacOS Big Sur with improved browser detection performance. Fixes [#17773](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17773). **Bugfixes:** - Fixed a regression in [8.3.0](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/changelog#8-3-0) where the correct exit code would not be issued during `cypress run-ct` while running in the Electron browser. Fixes [#17752](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17752) and [#17885](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17885). - Fixed a regression in [8.3.0](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/changelog#8-3-0) where Cypress would cause a `SIGSEGV` error on Mac when closing the Cypress app opened via `cypress open`. Fixes [#17766](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17766). - The `beforeinput` event now correctly fires in Firefox during keyboard events. Fixes [#17583](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17583). **Misc:** - `cy.document()` typings now allow for the `timeout` option. Fixes [#17695](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17695). - `cy.title()` typings now allow for the `timeout` option. Fixes [#17781](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17781) **Dependency Updates:** - Upgraded `electron` from `13.1.7` to `13.2.0`. Addressed in [#17772](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/17772). - Upgraded `@cypress/request` from `2.88.5` to `2.88.6`. Addresses [#17622](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/17622).
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