TL;DR

Selenium now includes initial support for Bi-Directional Protocol (BiDi) schemas, offering a new way to interact with web browsers.

New

• BiDi Schema Support: Initial implementation of BiDi schemas is available, providing a new protocol for browser control.
• Ruby Client Configuration: A ClientConfig option has been added to the Ruby client, allowing customization of the underlying HTTP client (for network requests).
• Java Browser/CDP Versions: Java now displays browser and Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) versions for improved debugging.

Fixes Worth Knowing

• Java System Proxy: Selenium Manager now correctly handles system proxy settings.
• Ruby NO_PROXY: Leading/trailing whitespace is now trimmed from NO_PROXY environment variables.
• URL Matching: The UrlTemplate.match() function now treats prefixes literally, resolving potential matching issues.
• Java Docker Version Comparison: Fixed a comparator issue with Docker versions.

Before You Upgrade

If you are using BiDi features, be aware that the related Java classes are currently marked as beta and may have API changes in future releases.