Release Notes

4.0.6

Released 2026-06-09

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.5…4.0.6

4.0.5

Released 2026-06-08

What’s Changed

• chore(deps): bump commander from 14.0.3 to 15.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5611
• chore(deps-dev): bump typedoc-plugin-markdown from 4.9.0 to 4.12.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5610
• chore(deps): bump @cucumber/messages from 32.0.1 to 32.3.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5609
• chore(deps-dev): bump ts-morph from 27.0.2 to 28.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5608
• chore(deps-dev): bump sinon from 21.0.1 to 22.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5607
• Add safeguards fo finish in pause.js #5461 by @incoming-th in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5612

New Contributors

• @incoming-th made their first contribution in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5612

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.4…4.0.5

4.0.4

Released 2026-06-05

What’s Changed

• fix(init): emit ESM-compatible tsconfig for TypeScript projects by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5596
• fix: support Playwright 1.58+ output format in codeceptjs info (4.x) by @mirao in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5437
• fix: run-workers —by suite parallelization broken by test file sorting (4.x) by @mirao in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5438
• fix: some path issues on windows by @kobenguyent in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5595
• Fix: (index.d.ts) remove globals, add missing exports by @danielrentz in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5597
• fix(container.js): TypeScript import to handle default export by @kobenguyent in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5604

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.3…4.0.4

4.0.3

Released 2026-05-28

What’s Changed

• docs: fix typo in detox.md by @javigomez in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5579
• fix(gherkin): emit test.before/after with real current test by @danikkrapivnitskiy in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5580
• test(gherkin): cover event.test.before/after payload regression by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5582
• fix(appium): resolve “Unsupported helper type: unknown” in fillField by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5583
• chore: upgrade axios to 1.16.1 by @mscpdg in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5584

Deps

• chore(deps): bump docker/login-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5485
• chore(deps): bump docker/build-push-action from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5484
• chore(deps): bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5483
• chore(deps): bump @codeceptjs/detox-helper from 1.1.13 to 1.1.14 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5439
• chore(deps-dev): bump electron from 40.1.0 to 40.2.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5441
• chore(deps-dev): bump @faker-js/faker from 10.2.0 to 10.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5443
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5454
• chore(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5455

New Contributors

• @danikkrapivnitskiy made their first contribution in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5580
• @mscpdg made their first contribution in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5584

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.2…4.0.3

4.0.2

Released 2026-05-24

What’s Changed

• fix(run-multiple): restore plugin loading and per-child reportDir (#5577) by @mirao in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5578

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.1…4.0.2

4.0.1

Released 2026-05-23

What’s Changed

• fixed esm compatible def by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5576
• Fix retryFailedStep ignoredSteps exact-name matching by @gololdf1sh in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5571

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.0…4.0.1

4.0.0

Released 2026-05-21

Major update:

https://codecept.io/blog/codeceptjs-4/

4.0.0-rc.26 (pre-release)

Released 2026-05-20

pre release check

4.0.0-rc.25 (pre-release)

Released 2026-05-20

Pre release check

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.0-rc.24…4.0.0-rc.25

4.0.0-rc.24 (pre-release)

Released 2026-05-19

What’s Changed

• fix(analyze): use AI SDK ImagePart format for vision screenshots by @gololdf1sh in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5566
• Remove deprecated I.retry() and I.limitTime() by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5567
• Chore/remove react by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5568
• Fix recorder: stop mutating shared defaultRetryOptions by @gololdf1sh in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5572
• upd dock by @DenysKuchma in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5573
• Fix retryFailedStep config: own retry timing, stop mutating shared defaults by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5574

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.0-rc.23…4.0.0-rc.24

4.0.0-rc.23 (pre-release)

Released 2026-05-14

What’s Changed

• refactor(step): rename Step.name to Step.title for consistency by @gololdf1sh in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5564

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.0-rc.22…4.0.0-rc.23

4.0.0-rc.22 (pre-release)

Released 2026-05-13

What’s Changed

• fix(playwright): replace constructor.name checks with stable public API (#5559) by @mirao in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5560
• fix(workers): do not exit worker on unhandled rejections by @gololdf1sh in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5561
• feat(plugin): JUnit XML reporter plugin with steps & meta by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5558

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.0-rc.21…4.0.0-rc.22

4.0.0-rc.21 (pre-release)

Released 2026-05-11

What’s Changed

• fix(playwright): reset cleanup state at start of _afterSuite to prevent worker crashes by @gololdf1sh in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5552
• Fix/refactor autoexit by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5556
• fix(mcp): kill zombie Mocha state when timeout fires before pause() by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5555
• Fix/pr 5554 rebased by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5557

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.0-rc.20…4.0.0-rc.21

4.0.0-rc.20 (pre-release)

Released 2026-05-06

What’s Changed

• fix(mcp): timeout aborts Mocha runner so next run_test isn’t blocked by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5551

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.0-rc.19…4.0.0-rc.20

4.0.0-rc.19 (pre-release)

Released 2026-05-05

What’s Changed

• Fix/mcp fixes by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5548
• feat(plugins): add expose plugin for direct helper-internals injection by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5549
• feat(codeceptq): CLI to query HTML with CodeceptJS locators by @DavertMik in https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/pull/5550

Full Changelog: https://github.com/codeceptjs/CodeceptJS/compare/4.0.0-rc.18…4.0.0-rc.19