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webdriver-manager

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Library provides the way to automatically manage drivers for different browsers

Last release 4 months ago
04 Jun 2026
Ships unpredictably
gaps range from 8 days to 1.8 years
Most releases are documented
notes for 36 of the last 60 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
10 years old
61 releases · first in 2016

Release timeline

61 releases since 2016

20162018202020222024

Releases

4.1.24 Jun 2026
Fixed a ChromeDriver regression introduced in 4.1.x for Chrome/ChromeDriver versions older than 115. webdriver-manager now uses the legacy ChromeDrive
webdriver-manager 4.1.2

Fixed

Fixed a ChromeDriver regression introduced in 4.1.x for Chrome/ChromeDriver versions older than 115.
webdriver-manager now uses the legacy ChromeDriver storage URL for pre-115 versions instead of incorrectly building Chrome for Testing URLs. This fixes invalid URLs such as:

https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public//102.0.5005.61/chromedriver_win64.zip

Reported in #736.

Fixed legacy ChromeDriver downloads on 64-bit Windows.
For ChromeDriver 114 and older, Windows x64 now correctly uses the legacy win32 archive name. ChromeDriver 115+ still uses Chrome for Testing win64 downloads when available.

Improved GeckoDriver error reporting.
When a GeckoDriver release does not contain an asset for the requested OS type, webdriver-manager now raises a readable error listing available release assets.

CI

Windows CI now installs Google Chrome only when it is missing, while still installing Chromium, Opera, and Brave through Chocolatey.

Linux CI now installs Chromium through browser-actions/setup-chrome and exposes it as chromium, avoiding unreliable apt Chromium installation on GitHub Actions.

Tests

Added regression coverage for ChromeDriver 102.0.5005.61.

Added coverage for the ChromeDriver legacy-to-Chrome-for-Testing boundary between versions 114 and 115.

Added GeckoDriver coverage for missing release assets.

Upgrade note

Users on 4.1.0 or 4.1.1 should upgrade to 4.1.2, especially if they pin older Chrome/ChromeDriver versions below 115.
Open source →

One column per quarter.

Additional notes

Fixes

ChromeDriver: restored legacy ChromeDriver storage URL handling for Chrome/ChromeDriver 114 and older, fixing invalid Chrome for Testing download URLs for older versions such as ChromeDriver 102.0.5005.61 on Windows. (#736)
ChromeDriver on 64-bit Windows: use the legacy win32 archive name for ChromeDriver 114 and older while preserving win64 Chrome for Testing downloads for ChromeDriver 115 and newer. (#736)
Firefox/GeckoDriver: report a readable error when a GeckoDriver release does not contain an asset matching the requested OS type instead of failing with an ambiguous missing-list entry.

Tests

Added regression coverage for ChromeDriver 102.0.5005.61 URL construction, legacy latest-release lookup, and the ChromeDriverManager.install() download-manager path without live network calls. (#736)
Pinned GeckoDriver cache coverage to a known release and added coverage for missing GeckoDriver release assets.

CI

Windows: install Google Chrome only when it is missing, while continuing to install Chromium, Opera, and Brave through Chocolatey.
Linux: install Chromium through browser-actions/setup-chrome and expose it as chromium, avoiding the unavailable/unstable apt Chromium package path on GitHub Actions.

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4.1.118 May 2026

This is a focused follow-up release after 4.1.0 to clean up packaging metadata and release documentation.

4.1.1

This is a focused follow-up release after 4.1.0 to clean up packaging metadata and release documentation.

What’s included

Fixed README PyPI badges to use webdriver-manager.
Updated package metadata and version alignment for 4.1.1.
Standardized release documentation with a new RELEASING.md maintainer runbook.
Added Python 3.7 CI coverage to reflect the declared support policy.
Kept packaging behavior stable with a minimal setup.py compatibility shim and pyproject.toml as metadata source-of-truth.

Notes

No functional driver-resolution changes are included in this release.

Open source →

Additional notes

Packaging

Fixed package metadata shown on PyPI.
Added Python version classifiers for currently supported Python versions.
Removed obsolete universal wheel metadata.
Ensured release metadata better reflects the current Python support policy.

Docs

Fixed PyPI badge package name in README.
Updated README badges to use the published package name webdriver-manager.

Notes

No functional driver-resolution changes are included in this release.
This is a packaging and documentation cleanup release following 4.1.0.

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4.1.017 May 2026

This release focuses on stability, platform compatibility, and CI reliability across Chrome/Chromium, Firefox, Edge, and Opera flows.

webdriver-manager 4.1.0

This release focuses on stability, platform compatibility, and CI reliability across Chrome/Chromium, Firefox, Edge, and Opera flows.

Highlights

Chrome / Chromium

Improved Chrome for Testing (CfT) resolution and fallback behavior.
Added robust handling for missing exact build metadata (fallback to milestone-level metadata).
Added safer metadata parsing paths and improved error messages.
Improved Windows platform selection: prefer win64 on 64-bit hosts with safe fallback to win32 when needed.

Firefox

Fixed Linux ARM64 (aarch64) mapping to use correct linux-aarch64 GeckoDriver artifacts.
Improved architecture detection stability for ARM/Linux environments.

Edge

Updated Edge driver source endpoint and improved OS/platform mapping behavior.

Opera

Fixed install flow when cache returns a direct binary path (prevents NotADirectoryError).
Improved cache/extraction resilience for file-vs-directory conflicts in extracted archives.

Cache / Concurrency / Download Stability

Reduced repeated metadata/network lookups by caching resolved driver version internally.
Added inter-process locking and post-lock cache recheck to prevent concurrent install races.
Improved extraction robustness in concurrent/busy-file scenarios.
Improved cache path fallback behavior for read-only/invalid HOME environments (Docker/serverless/PyInstaller-related cases).

Logger

set_logger() now accepts logger-like objects exposing log(level, message) (not only logging.Logger).

Docs

Clarified package/import naming (webdriver-manager vs webdriver_manager).
Clarified environment scope (desktop browser runtime vs Android/PyDroid).
Added guidance for Docker/CI cache path usage.

CI / Tooling

Updated workflows and expanded compatibility checks.
Added non-blocking future-python coverage jobs.
Modernized build flow usage in workflows.

Notes

If you are upgrading from older 4.0.x setups, we strongly recommend clearing stale .wdm cache in CI/containerized environments to avoid legacy artifact/path conflicts.

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Additional notes

Compatibility

Added support for Python 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
Added CI coverage for Python 3.15.0-beta.1.
Kept compatibility with both Selenium 3 and Selenium 4 usage patterns.
Improved Chrome / Chromium / Brave support for Chrome 115+ and Chrome for Testing driver resolution.
Improved Microsoft Edge driver resolution through updated endpoint handling and platform mapping.
Improved Firefox/geckodriver resolution on Linux ARM64.
Improved Windows browser version detection through safer PowerShell command execution.
Improved Docker, CI, and serverless compatibility when default cache locations are unavailable or read-only.

Fixes

Chrome/Chromium: improved Chrome for Testing resolution and fallbacks for missing exact build metadata, readable errors, and stable URL resolution. (#706, #685, #639)
Chrome on Windows: prefer win64 on 64-bit hosts with safe fallback to win32 when the win64 asset is unavailable. (#647, #686)
Edge: updated driver endpoint and improved OS/platform mapping for driver artifacts. (#697)
Firefox on Linux ARM64: prefer linux-aarch64 geckodriver to avoid architecture mismatch. (#616)
Windows browser version detection: switched to PowerShell -EncodedCommand flow to avoid quoting and expansion failures in browser version probes. (#625)
Opera driver install path handling when cache already returns a binary file path, preventing NotADirectoryError caused by directory-only assumptions. (#730)
Cache reliability: avoid remote version lookup when a valid browser-version cache entry already exists. (#661)
Cache stability: cache resolved driver version inside the cache manager to reduce repeated metadata and network requests. (#656)
Concurrency: added an inter-process install lock with post-lock cache recheck to prevent parallel download and unpack races such as BadZipFile and startup failures. (#700, #631)
Archive extraction robustness: improved zip fallback handling in concurrent or busy-file scenarios.
Docker/serverless cache path safety: fall back to a writable temp directory when HOME or project-root cache targets are invalid or read-only. (#636, #651, #682, #694)
Binary selection safety: prevent selecting non-executable companion files such as THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.* as driver executables. (#667, #670, #683, #699)
Logger API: set_logger() now accepts logger-like objects exposing log(level, message), not only logging.Logger. (#688)

Tests

Added regression tests for Chrome 115+ Chrome for Testing resolution flows and Chrome 118 resolution.
Added tests for compressed and invalid Chrome for Testing metadata parsing paths.
Added tests for cache lookup behavior and no-network cache hit paths.
Added tests for binary selection safety to avoid selecting THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.*.
Added tests for Firefox ARM64 OS mapping.
Added tests for manager concurrency and cache recheck behavior.
Added tests for constants and cache path behavior in frozen/PyInstaller and invalid HOME scenarios.
Expanded CI matrix for Python 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and 3.15.0-beta.1.

Docs

Reworked README structure for the 4.1.0 release to focus on installation, usage, compatibility, configuration, and maintenance information.
Added guidance on when to use webdriver-manager instead of Selenium Manager.
Clarified package/import naming: webdriver-manager is the package name, webdriver_manager is the import name. (#660)
Added desktop browser automation scope guidance and clarified that Android/PyDroid local browser automation is out of scope. (#640)
Added Docker, CI, and serverless cache-path recommendations. (#630)
Updated Selenium 3 and Selenium 4 usage examples for Chrome, Chromium, Brave, Edge, Firefox, IE, and Opera.
Documented configuration use cases for custom cache, custom OS/architecture detection, custom download URLs, GitHub token usage, SSL verification, custom logger, and custom HTTP client.

CI

Added CI coverage for Python 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and 3.15.0-beta.1.
Stabilized Linux test runs with explicit xvfb-run.
Improved cross-platform test stability for Edge, IE, Opera, cache handling, and extraction race scenarios.

4.0.225 Jul 2024

Fix __get_binary by excluding third party licenses by @Jheesbrough in #666

What's Changed

Fix __get_binary by excluding third party licenses by @Jheesbrough in #666
FIX #649: get latest version for chrome when it's not installed by @MarcBresson in #655
Hide STDERR output when looking for proper browser executable. by @eNcacz in #653

New Contributors

@Jheesbrough made their first contribution in #666
@MarcBresson made their first contribution in #655
@eNcacz made their first contribution in #653

Full Changelog: v4.0.1...v4.0.2

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4.0.125 Sept 2023

fix chrome driver_version readme typo by @ndepaola in #573

What's Changed

fix chrome driver_version readme typo by @ndepaola in #573
Add correct os_type determination while on cygwin by @wwakabobik in #575
Fix caching by @mherrmann in #582
Fix the Chrome Download for Versions < 113 by @mjblue in #583
4.0.1 + fix for cygwin by @wwakabobik in #588
Clean up driver by @SergeyPirogov in #607
fix chromedriver download by @jayph88 in #570
Correct a typo in README.md by @Benjamin-Loison in #621

New Contributors

@ndepaola made their first contribution in #573
@wwakabobik made their first contribution in #575
@mherrmann made their first contribution in #582
@mjblue made their first contribution in #583
@jayph88 made their first contribution in #570
@Benjamin-Loison made their first contribution in #621

Full Changelog: v4.0.0...v4.0.1

Open source →

Additional notes

Add correct os_type determination while on cygwin
Up-to date README.md

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4.0.027 Jul 2023

Driver class refactoring by @SergeyPirogov in #543

What's Changed

Driver class refactoring by @SergeyPirogov in #543
Fix NameError exception if network is offline by @prrvchr in #544
Fix TypeError when no browser version found by @mskozlova in #545
Fix macos tests by @mskozlova in #556
clean up chrome by @SergeyPirogov in #558
Bump certifi from 2023.5.7 to 2023.7.22 by @dependabot in #560

New Contributors

@prrvchr made their first contribution in #544
@mskozlova made their first contribution in #545

Full Changelog: v3.9.1...v4.0.0

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Additional notes

Refactor

Open source →

3.9.123 Jul 2023

optimize code by @hobbymarks in #532

What's Changed

optimize code by @hobbymarks in #532
Preserve stderr in read_version_from_cmd by @xloem in #514
Add support for deb by @SergeyPirogov in #541
Refactor os management by @SergeyPirogov in #542

New Contributors

@hobbymarks made their first contribution in #532
@xloem made their first contribution in #514

Full Changelog: v3.9.0...v3.9.1

Open source →

Additional notes

Fix new chromedriver path
Rework Manager os_type to class - Os System Manager

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3.9.022 Jul 2023

Don't install tests by @carlsmedstad in #508

What's Changed

Don't install tests by @carlsmedstad in #508
Bump requests from 2.28.2 to 2.31.0 by @dependabot in #517
gh #362 Add handling Content-Disposition filename*=%encoding%''%file% in File by @aleksandr-kotlyar in #527
fix chrome driver by @SergeyPirogov in #539

New Contributors

@carlsmedstad made their first contribution in #508

Full Changelog: v3.8.6...v3.9.0

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3.8.613 Apr 2023

Series of fixes #422 #442 #464 by @aleksandr-kotlyar in #494

What's Changed

Series of fixes #422 #442 #464 by @aleksandr-kotlyar in #494
- Fixed queries to GitHubApi when driver found in cache for firefox/ie/opera.
- Fixed falling with Exception if browser was not determined, no more falls with this reason from now on.
- Fixed metadata and paths storage for "latest".
- Fixed version download logic for Chrome/Edge:
  - if version="latest" - downloads LATEST_RELEASE for Chrome/Chromiums and LATEST_STABLE for Edge;
  - if version=x.x.x - downloads x.x.x;
  - if version is None - tries to determine installed browser version, and if fail - downloads like "latest" - LATEST_RELEASE.
- Great refactoring in Driver and DriverCache which should make them easier to read and support.
- Great function call optimizations to make easier to debug webdriver-manager issues.
Mention env variable WDM_PROGRESS_BAR for disabling the progress bar by @nakami in #475
Add python 3.11 support badge by @aleksandr-kotlyar in #484 (resolves gh #483)
Add py.typed marker by @faissaloux in #480
TESTS: fix test opera with selenium in CI by @aleksandr-kotlyar in #495
Catch ConnectionError by @lettow-humain in #498
Actualize Opera examples in README by @aleksandr-kotlyar in #504

New Contributors

@nakami made their first contribution in #475
@faissaloux made their first contribution in #480
@lettow-humain made their first contribution in #498

Full Changelog: v3.8.5...v3.8.6

Open source →

Additional notes

Officially support python 3.11 (3.11.1+)
Add MyPy stubs

3.7.1-3.8.5 changelog TBD

Open source →

3.8.516 Nov 2022

Fix packaging dependency missing (bug from 3.8.4).

What's Changed

fix: dependency issue by @yc5 in #455
update Pipfile.lock (probable fix pipenv installation) by @aleksandr-kotlyar in #466

New Contributors

@yc5 made their first contribution in #455

Full Changelog: v3.8.4...v3.8.5

Open source →

Additional notes

Fix packaging dependency missing (bug from 3.8.4).

What's Changed

fix: dependency issue by @yc5 in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/455
update Pipfile.lock (probable fix pipenv installation) by @aleksandr-kotlyar in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/466

New Contributors

@yc5 made their first contribution in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/455

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.8.4...v3.8.5

Open source →

3.8.418 Oct 2022

Support Chromedriver on M1 Macs after a change to the download URL format by @alexander-gridnev in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/

What's Changed

Support Chromedriver on M1 Macs after a change to the download URL format by @alexander-gridnev in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/445
Using a custom logger by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/439

New Contributors

@alexander-gridnev in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/445

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.8.3...v3.8.4

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3.8.330 Jul 2022

use Optional[] type hints by @atenni in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/420

What's Changed

use Optional[] type hints by @atenni in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/420
Progress bar for downloads by @Mandera in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/389

New Contributors

@atenni made their first contribution in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/420
@Mandera made their first contribution in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/389

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.8.2...v3.8.3

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3.8.218 Jul 2022

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.8.1...v3.8.2

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.8.1...v3.8.2

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3.8.112 Jul 2022

Remove stream handlers from logging by @andrewvaughan in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/404

What's Changed

Remove stream handlers from logging by @andrewvaughan in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/404
Fix issue with WD_LOG not working as intended by @andrewvaughan in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/405
remove browsers by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/409

New Contributors

@andrewvaughan made their first contribution in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/404

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.8.0...v3.8.1

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3.8.04 Jul 2022Deprecated

deprecate python 3.6 by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/402

What's Changed

deprecate python 3.6 by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/402
add browsers by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/397

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.7.1...v3.8.0

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3.7.125 Jun 2022

Update README.md by @arturshevchenkoyalantis in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/394

What's Changed

Update README.md by @arturshevchenkoyalantis in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/394
Fix looking for incorrect binary for edgedriver on Linux by @unixfy in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/392

New Contributors

@arturshevchenkoyalantis made their first contribution in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/394
@unixfy made their first contribution in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/392

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.7.0...v3.7.1

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3.7.023 May 2022

[python-xdist] support by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/380

What's Changed

[python-xdist] support by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/380

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.6.3...v3.7.0

Open source →

Additional notes

pytest-xdist support

Open source →

3.6.323 May 2022

Nothing published for this version

3.6.223 May 2022

Fix Apple M1 support for Chrome and Firefox

What's Changed

Fix Apple M1 support for Chrome and Firefox
Add support for dotenv config parameters

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.6.1...v3.6.2

Open source →

Additional notes

Fix support of Apple M1
Add support of dotenv for config

Open source →

3.6.122 May 2022

## What's Changed * Small fixes Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.6.0...v3.6.1

What's Changed

Small fixes

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.6.0...v3.6.1

Open source →

Additional notes

Small fixes

Open source →

3.6.022 May 2022

Fix logger by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/377

What's Changed

Fix logger by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/377
Add download_manager by @SergeyPirogov in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/379

New Contributors

@Muddyblack made their first contribution in https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/376

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/compare/v3.5.4...v3.6.0

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Additional notes

Features

Add download manager
Fix logger disable issue

Open source →

3.5.418 Mar 2022

Add Brave support, look "Use with Brave" chapter in README.md

Features

Add Brave support, look "Use with Brave" chapter in README.md (https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/pull/331)
Speed up webdriver-manager in driver.Driver.get_version() method.
Disable logs by os.environ['WDM_LOG'] = '0' (https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/issues/277)

Fixes

Error in webdriver_manager.utils.get_browser_version_from_os for 32 bit applications (https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/issues/315)
EdgeChromiumDriverManager().install() fails in 3.5.3 when no Edge found (https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/issues/312)
Driver cache doesn't work with WDM 3.5.3 (Win) (https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/issues/311)
google-chrome version is "UNKNOWN" with webdriver_manager 3.5.3 (Win) (https://github.com/SergeyPirogov/webdriver_manager/issues/307)

Open source →

Additional notes

Features

Add Brave support, look "Use with Brave" chapter in README.md (#331)
Speed up webdriver-manager in driver.Driver.get_version() method.
Disable logs by os.environ['WDM_LOG'] = '0' (Resolves #277)

Fixes

Error in webdriver.util get_browser_version_from_os for 32 bit applications (#315)
EdgeChromiumDriverManager().install() fails in 3.5.3 when no Edge found (#312)
Driver cache doesn't work with WDM 3.5.3 (Win) (#311)
google-chrome version is "UNKNOWN" with webdriver_manager 3.5.3 (Win) (#307)

Open source →

3.5.316 Feb 2022

Fixed logger for EdgeChromiumDriverManager and IEDriverManager (#269, #272).

Bugfixes

Fixed logger for EdgeChromiumDriverManager and IEDriverManager (#269, #272).
Fixed JSONDecodeError when raising ValueError message of failed request. (#273).
Fixed geckodriver permissions. When webdriver.Firefox(GeckoDriverManager().install()) caused os error 10061.

Features

MSEdge: Take the latest stable major version bound to OS(!) when Edge browser version was not determined. (#302, #305)
Windows: Determine browsers versions on Windows 32/64 bit by many ways. MSEdge, Chrome, Chromium, Firefox. PowerShell required. (#261, #193, #293).
Chrome/Chromium: Determine architecture of Mac M1 ARM64 for in ChromeDriverManager (#299, #205, #285)
Re-download webdriver binary in cases when it was not found in cache (was deleted) (#286)

Open source →

Additional notes

Fixes

Fixed logger for EdgeChromiumDriverManager and IEDriverManager (#269, #272).
Fixed JSONDecodeError when raising ValueError message of failed request. (#273).
Fixed geckodriver permissions. When webdriver.Firefox(GeckoDriverManager().install()) caused os error 10061.

Features

MSEdge: Take the latest stable major version bound to OS(!) when Edge browser version was not determined. (#302, (#305)
Windows: Determine browsers versions on Windows 32/64 bit by many ways. MSEdge, Chrome, Chromium, Firefox. PowerShell required. (#261, #193, #293).
Chrome/Chromium: Determine architecture of Mac M1 ARM64 for in ChromeDriverManager (#299, #205, #285)
Re-download webdriver binary in cases when it was not found in cache (was deleted) (#286)

3.5.2

Features

SSL verification can be disabled by setting os.environ['WDM_SSL_VERIFY']='0' in case if you have troubles with SSL Certificates or SSL Certificate Chain (like in issues #219, #226)

Fixes

Log duplication (#259)
Failed to Download the Edge driver for particular Version (#251)
WDM_LOG_LEVEL not work (#255)

Improvements

Softly download latest webdriver version even if browser version is unknown. (#254, also fixes #251)
Speed up when using "latest" version (#259)

3.5.23 Nov 2021

SSL verification can be disabled by setting os.environ['WDM_SSL_VERIFY']='0' in case if you have troubles with SSL Certificates or SSL Certificate Cha

Features

SSL verification can be disabled by setting os.environ['WDM_SSL_VERIFY']='0' in case if you have troubles with SSL Certificates or SSL Certificate Chain (like in issues #219, #226)

Fixes

Log duplication (#259)
Failed to Download the Edge driver for particular Version (#251)
WDM_LOG_LEVEL not work (#255)

Improvements

Softly download latest webdriver version even if browser version is unknown. (#254, also fixes #251)
Speed up when using "latest" version (#259)

Open source →

3.5.116 Oct 2021

Fix: huge typo in IEDriver (appeared accidentally in 3.5.0 version)

IEDriver

Fix: huge typo in IEDriver (appeared accidentally in 3.5.0 version)
Adopt finding latest IEDriverSever for irregular releases in selenium (#247)

EdgeDriver

Feature: finding EdgeDriver version for MAC & LINUX depends on MSEdge browser version and OS type #243, Fix for #242
Fix: Add rights to execute edgedriver binary on linux.
Test Coverage: More tests for EdgeDriver

Open source →

3.5.09 Oct 2021

Fix: WinError6 while executing script, packed in .exe by pyinstaller

Fixes

Fix: WinError6 while executing script, packed in .exe by pyinstaller (#198)
Fix: stdio problem when making exe using pyinstaller with noconsole flag (#198)
Fix: error with execution right on linux afer extraction from zip (#208)
Fix: In Manager.DriverManager constructor named argument log_level is never passed to log() (#172)
Fix: first-line not hidden when logs disabled (#212)

Features

Download IEDriverServer from GitHub (#227)

Other

webdriver_manager now tests on 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 (#235)
webdriver_manager now supports not only 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, but also 3.9, 3.10 (#235) (tbh always has been)
webdriver_manager now releases to pypi by clicking "Publish GitHub release" button (#238)

lots of releases ago...

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3.4.217 May 2021

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3.4.128 Apr 2021

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3.4.017 Apr 2021

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3.3.025 Jan 2021

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3.2.220 Aug 2020

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3.2.116 Jun 2020

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3.2.015 Jun 2020

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3.1.09 Jun 2020

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3.0.09 Jun 2020

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2.5.329 May 2020

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2.5.221 May 2020

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2.5.116 May 2020

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2.5.014 May 2020

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2.4.024 Apr 2020

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2.3.018 Nov 2019

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2.2.021 Oct 2019

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2.1.021 Oct 2019

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2.0.020 Oct 2019

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1.8.210 Jul 2019

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1.87 Jul 2019

Automatic driver binary version management for Chrome

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1.722 Jun 2018

Configuration supports environment variables

Configuration supports environment variables

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1.6.213 May 2018

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1.612 May 2018

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1.5.19 Jan 2018

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1.58 Jan 20182 sources agree

* IEDriver bug fix for Win x64 * Additional logging addednged * Cache path changed

IEDriver bug fix for Win x64
Additional logging addednged
Cache path changed

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1.4.520 Mar 2017

* Colored console output added

Colored console output added

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Colorfull console output added

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1.4.414 Feb 2017

* IEDriver support added ---

IEDriver support added

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1.4.330 Jan 2017

Minor fix for default gh_token value

Minor fix for default gh_token value

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1.4.224 Jan 2017

- PhantomJSDriverManager added

PhantomJSDriverManager added

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PhantomJS support added

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1.4.121 Jan 2017

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1.421 Jan 2017

- Edge driver support added - Config file support added

Edge driver support added
Config file support added

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Edge driver support added
config.ini support added

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1.329 Dec 2016

* Python 3.5 support added ---

Python 3.5 support added

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1.227 Dec 20162 sources agree

Github api token support added for Firefox

Windows platform support added
Github api token support added for Firefox
Code refactoring

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1.126 Dec 20162 sources agree

- Mac support added - Cache support added

Mac support added
Cache support added

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