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title: "Selenium 4.40 Released!"
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linkTitle: "Selenium 4.40 Released!"
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date: 2026-01-18
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tags: [ "selenium" ]
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categories: [ "releases" ]
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author: Diego Molina [@diemol](https://www.diemol.com)
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description: >
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Today we're happy to announce that Selenium 4.40 has been released!
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We’re excited to announce the release of **Selenium 4.40** for JavaScript, Ruby, Python, .NET, Java
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Links to all assets can be found on our [downloads page][downloads].
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# Selenium 4.40 Released
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## ✨ Highlights
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- **Chrome DevTools support** is now: v144, v143, and v142.
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- **[Java]** Expanded BiDi support: `setScreenOrientationOverride`, `setNetworkConditions`, and command return type changes.
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- **[Python]** Introduced `LocalWebDriver` base class, improved docstring formatting and typing, removed deprecated code.
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- **[Ruby]** Better test synchronization, clearer BiDi API boundaries, and internal improvements.
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- **[DotNet]** BiDi improvements in Input, Emulation, and buffer pooling logic.
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- **[Grid]** Improved dynamic Grid container handling, better concurrent session handling, and race condition fixes.
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- **[Build]** Bazel-based documentation and release automation improvements across all bindings.
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## 📦 Notable Changes
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### Java
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- Added support for new BiDi emulation and network commands.
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- Deprecated unused logging and Guava collections.
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- Improved test infrastructure and flaky test fixes.
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- Improved Grid file upload, JSON parsing, and error handling.
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- Added `LocalWebDriver` base class.
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- Removed deprecated `FirefoxBinary` and `FTP proxy` support.
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- Improved linting and typing with `ruff` and `mypy`.
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- Fixed various flaky test issues.
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* - [See all changes](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium/releases)
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We thank all our contributors for their incredible efforts in making Selenium better with every
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For a detailed look at all changes, check out
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## Contributors
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**Special shout-out to everyone who helped the Selenium Team get this release out!**
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### [Selenium](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium)
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