v1.55.1

microsoft/playwrightv1.55.1Sep 23, 2025by mxschmitt

AI Summary

A maintenance release focusing on bug fixes, including an upgrade to Chromium 140 and corrections to regressions in the HTML reporter and internal error handling.

Key Highlights

Upgraded Chromium to version 140.0.7339.186
Fixed regression: Internal error 'step id not found'
Fixed regression: Broken chip link in HTML reporter when no projects exist
Reverted 'fix(a11y): track inert elements as hidden'

New Features

Updated browser versions for Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit

Full Release Notes

### Highlights

https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/37479 - [Bug]: Upgrade Chromium to 140.0.7339.186.
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/37147 - [Regression]: Internal error: step id not found.
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/37146 - [Regression]: HTML reporter displays a broken chip link when there are no projects.
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/37137 - Revert "fix(a11y): track inert elements as hidden".
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/37532 - chore: do not use -k option

## Browser Versions

- Chromium 140.0.7339.186
- Mozilla Firefox 141.0
- WebKit 26.0

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:
- Google Chrome 139
- Microsoft Edge 139