Impact Score: 5/10
Cypress v9.3.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Cypress v9.3.0. Source highlight: _Released 1/18/2022_
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
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📊 Product & Engineering Leads
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⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
✨ New Features & Capabilities (2)
- Added a new Cypress command, called
- Added the `CYPRESS_DOWNLOAD_PATH_TEMPLATE` environment variable which can be
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (2)
- Fixed an issue where the `--spec` CLI parameter was not working properly when
- Fixed an issue with how the `CYPRESS_VERIFY_TIMEOUT` environment variable was
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
_Released 1/18/2022_
**Features:**
- Added a new Cypress command, called
[`.selectFile()`](https://docs.cypress.io/api/commands/selectfile), to select a file or files in an
HTML5 input element or simulate dragging a file or files into the browser. The
API is similar to `cypress-file-upload` and we have provided a
[migration guide](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/migration-guide#Migrating-from-cypress-file-upload-to-selectFile)
for previous users of that plugin. For more details, see
[our blog post](https://cypress.io/blog/2022/01/18/uploading-files-with-selectfile/).
Fixes [#19524](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/19524) and
[#170](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/170).
- Exposed the `Buffer` polyfill, as [`Cypress.Buffer`](https://docs.cypress.io/api/utilities/buffer),
to enable working with binary data. Addressed in
[#19524](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/19524).
- Added the `CYPRESS_DOWNLOAD_PATH_TEMPLATE` environment variable which can be
set to a string template for building the download URL for the Cypress binary.
This environment variable is useful for users who are downloading the Cypress
binary from a proxy that is not one-to-one with the Cypress's default download
url. More information can be found in the
[Install Binary](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/getting-started/installing-cypress#Install-binary)
documentation. Fixes
[#15697](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/15697).
**Bugfixes:**
- Fixed an issue where the `--spec` CLI parameter was not working properly when
passing multiple glob patterns that are separated by commas. Fixes
[#16102](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16102).
- Fixed an issue with how the `CYPRESS_VERIFY_TIMEOUT` environment variable was
read so it can set in a project's `package.json` or it's `.npmrc`. Fixes
[#19559](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/19559).
**Dependency Updates:**
- Upgraded `graceful-fs` from `4.2.0` to `4.2.9`. This upgrade resolves issues
observed with using graceful-fs v4.2.0 with resolve v1.21+. Addressed in
[#19676](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/19676) and resolves
[#19610](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/19610).
- **NOTE:** This upgrade to `graceful-fs` breaks Cypress's compatibility with
Yarn 2. We have observed errors with Yarn 2.4.2 with `graceful-fs` 4.2.9.
Before this change, Cypress had minimal Yarn 2 support (see
[#6377](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6377)). Between Yarn 3
fixing multiple bugs and the migration path from Yarn 2 to Yarn 3 being
minimal, we felt the best step forward was to support and recommend Yarn 3
over Yarn 2.
- Upgraded `electron` from `15.2.0` to `15.3.4`. Addressed in
[#19351](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/19351).