• d4832d7: [build] Automated Browser Version Update (#17694) (Selenium CI Bot) #17694

• 54ad310: [build] Automated Browser Version Update (#17687) (Selenium CI Bot) #17687
• d770acb: [rust] Support pbzx-compressed macOS .pkg payloads (#17691) (David Burns) #17691
• d0f9c6d: [java] Mark all current BiDi related classes beta (#17690) (Puja Jagani) #17690
• cc12664: [build] Upgrade rules_rs to 0.0.92 (#17688) (David Burns) #17688
• 8de8692: [ci] Ignore changes in docs/decisions directory for pull requests (#17693) (Diego Molina) #17693

• 719cd30: [docs] add design decision record process and template (#17665) (Titus Fortner) #17665

• 7641dd3: [release] Skip release if package is already published (#17686) (Diego Molina) #17686

• 3c66ecf: Update mirror info (Tue Jun 16 17:01:54 UTC 2026) (Selenium CI Bot)

• 945692a: [build] Reset versions to nightly after 4.45.0 release (Diego Molina)

• 15fad06: [build] Automated Browser Version Update (#17679) (Selenium CI Bot) #17679
• cd6a3cd: [build] Prepare for release of selenium-4.45.0 (#17680) (Selenium CI Bot) #17680
• ef8c989: [build] Upgrade rules_rs to 0.0.90 and build Rust against @llvm on macOS (#17683) (David Burns) #17683
• 1ac1af6: [dotnet] Thread safe product info determination (#17684) (Nikolay Borisenko) #17684
• 504867c: [build] fix missing rust update-dependencies for pre-release process by matching update-versions (Titus Fortner)

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• [build] derive PR diff base from HEAD^1 instead of trunk tip by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17438
• [build] setup trusted publishing from Github to npmrc by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17445
• [build] generate release notes from previous minor release tag by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17449
• [build] fix when to update lock files during the release process by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17450
• [java] remove deprecated logging classes by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17453
• [grid] Close pre-handshake race in WebSocket proxy by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17435
• [JavaScript] Correct handling for older browsers and missing casing by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17451
• Use pyproject for Python runtime deps lock input by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17452
• [rb] deprecate curb http client support by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17443
• [javascript] Migrate find-elements atom from Closure to TypeScript by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17458
• [py] replace rules_python sphinxdocs with local sphinx_docs rule by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17461
• [build] Configure Renovate dashboard approval by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17464
• [js] update vulnerable dependency with a range by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17466
• [build] remove duplicated grid ui tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17468
• [build] update java graphpql dependency by filtering out bad reference by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17469
• [rb] upgrade to steep 2.0 by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17470
• [rust] update dependencies by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17472
• [build] update GitHub Actions to latest major versions by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17475
• [dotnet] update dev dependencies by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17474
• [dotnet] fix template caching by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17476
• [dotnet] update system.text.json to 8.0.6 by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17477
• [js] update dev dependencies by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17479
• [dotnet] upgrade paket from v9 to v10 by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17481
• [build] bump bazel version to 9.1 by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17480
• [rust] update zip to v8 by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17485
• [js] update eslint to v10 with fixes by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17482
• [rb] Update ruby to 3.3.9 by @aguspe in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17484
• [dotnet] include snupkg files when packaging things up and allow the use of sourcelink by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17467
• [build] update download-artifact to v8 by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17493
• [dotnet] run format against slnx instead of looping csproj by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17483
• [build] bump low-risk Bazel module dependencies by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17494
• [rust] update reqwest to 0.13 by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17488
• [dotnet] [build] Fix remote linkage in SourceLink by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17495
• [build] remove renovate update requests pending work done in #17427 by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17498
• [dotnet] [build] Support deterministic build output by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17497
• [build] bump ruby versions to latest patch releases by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17496
• [js] remove npm dependency by using bazel for everything by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17499
• [build] bump rules_jvm_external by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17501
• [build] bump rules_closure version by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17500
• [build] clarify dependency pin and update tasks by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17463
• [build] simplify commit-changes workflow by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17503
• [build] add renovate dependency workflow by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17504
• [py] update python dependencies by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17490
• [dotnet] [test] Resolve obsolete warning about NUnit TestDelegate by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17520
• [dotnet] Direct dependency on Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17519
• [dotnet] [test] Add NUnit analyzer by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17522
• [build] remove overly complicated renovate workflow by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17525
• [rb] move Ruby bindings to use typescript get attribute atom by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17524
• [java] Prevent byte-buddy -jdkN variant from being picked by dependency updates by @pierluigilenoci in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17523
• [dotnet] Move .NET bindings to use new Typescript atoms for isShown,g… by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17529
• [dotnet] [bidi] Add Download ID in events for downloading begin/end by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17531
• [dotnet] [bidi] Immutable user facing collections by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17533
• [build] dependency changes should run CI tests for given binding by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17534
• [rb] Move atoms to use the typescript versions by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17532
• [java] Move Java bindings to use Typescript atoms for isShown, getAtt… by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17530
• [grid] Bundle Redis-backed SessionMap by default by @VietND96 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17441
• [build] Expand Ubuntu disk cleanup and add pre-build space checks in CI by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17538
• [build] Surface Bazel cache failures with diagnostics and graceful fallback by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17541
• [js] Use the typescript atom for get attribute by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17526
• [build] do not create targets for IE for browser tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17548
• [rb] deprecate Chromium Profile classes by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17557
• [py] mark Safari tests broken by SafariDriver 26.5 as xfail by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17560
• [java] skip browser-restricted ports when picking a free port by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17561
• [build] Use target_compatible_with to gate IE/Safari tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17566
• [build] monitor disk and cache usage throughout a bazel job by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17569
• [rb] add safari tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/16768
• [build] prune old codeql caches by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17570
• [rb] update bazel test tags by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17558
• [rb] separate concerns between Service, DriverFinder, and Options by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17564
• [grid] Apply TCP backpressure across the WebSocket tunnel handler by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17543
• [rb] fix using environment variables to set drivers by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17571
• [rust] Change command execution to argv by @bonigarcia in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17576
• [grid] Add BinaryMessage.wrap for transferring an owned byte array by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17544
• [rust] Reuse constant for --version by @bonigarcia in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17579
• [grid] Apply the WebSocket frame fast path on the Node by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17545
• [js] Move JS bindings to use typescript atoms for isDisplayed and Find-Element by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17547
• [py] Allow MAX_WS_MESSAGE_SIZE to be configurable by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17581
• [js] Reducing GC pressure in the TypeScript find-elements atom by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17580
• [grid] Skip the TCP tunnel read-idle close when reads are paused by @shs96c in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17578
• [js] Reduce GC pressure in TypeScript getAttribute and isDisplayed atoms by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17582
• [py] Handle Data URLs when doing .continue_request() by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17583
• [rust] Improve SM error messages when browser/driver version not found by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17584
• [py] Improve ruff linting DX and CI speed by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17588
• [build] add Github Cache workflow to generate and save bazel repository-cache by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17575
• [rb] only run pending tests on schedule or dispatch by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17593
• [build] reduce downloaded artifacts by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17598
• [build] surface failures from archive rules by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17594
• [build] only build debug artifacts when releasing by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17595
• [java] publish selenium-devtools-latest artifact by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17562
• [java] support driving Electron apps with ElectronOptions and ElectronDriver by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17559
• [build] use Bazel repo contents cache instead of bazel-contrib external-cache by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17602
• [rb] improve selenium manager testing by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17597
• [build] allow ruby and python to run remote tests on windows by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17603
• [py] Scope py_test_suite shared library to support files only by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17600
• [java][BiDi] add clearListners via browsingContextIds for inspectors by @Delta456 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17376
• [py] Extract actions subpackage into //py:common_actions by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17605
• [rust] Switch reqwest TLS backend from aws-lc-rs to ring by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17589
• [py] Extract feature-specific modules from //py:common by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17606
• [rb] tag integration tests with browser family by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17604
• [build] use pinned browser and driver for starting grid in python and ruby tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17610
• Add logs to Grid to debug downloading files by @asolntsev in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17599
• [build] delete .skipped-tests file entries by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17613
• [build] Combine Rust build and test CI jobs by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17612
• [rb] Run unit tests as a single Bazel target instead of per-file by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17616
• [py] retry safaridriver startup in tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17615
• Update geckodriver releases map including 0.37.0 by @bonigarcia in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17618
• [py] Extract alert and color into dedicated libraries by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17611
• trim agent formatting guidance by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17617
• [build] convert bazel.yml browser input to needs-display boolean by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17621
• [build] only free disk space when needed by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17620
• [py] Add high-level BiDi network request handler API by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17619
• [dotnet] [bidi] Possibility to use any external transport by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17625
• [dotnet] [test] Introduce fake BiDi transport by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17627
• [py] Add high-level BiDi network response handler API by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17623
• [py] Align BiDi script module with the cross-binding API design by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17624
• [dotnet] [bidi] Additional json data for commands/results by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17614
• [py] Add high-level BiDi network authentication handler API by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17629
• [py] Add high-level BiDi network extra headers API by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17632
• [dotnet] [bidi] Additional json data for event args by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17633
• [build] make release pipeline rerun-safe by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17626
• [rb] streamline tests on github actions runners by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17550
• [dotnet] [bidi] Better exception message in case of malformed capability url by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17635
• [java] correct deprecation annotations for JSON Wire error code APIs by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17639
• [build] aggregate all lint errors instead of failing fast by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17637
• [dotnet] [bidi] Fix reflection based deserialization of additional data by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17648
• [build] start X server before launching fluxbox by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17644
• [rb] create more obvious test guard keywords as aliases by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17636
• [dotnet] [bidi] Remove last obsoleted Type helper in Input module by @nvborisenko in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17652
• [build] keep pre-installed browsers on Windows, delete only drivers by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17650
• [build] silence protobuf sun.misc.Unsafe warnings from Java compile workers by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17640
• [py] add Selenium Manager integration tests by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17645
• [js] Add Javascript/Typescript CDDL code generator for WebDriver BiDi by @pujagani in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17574
• [SM] Automatically prune cache entries older than 30 days by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17585
• [py] make window position/rect tests robust on multi-monitor setups by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17661
• [py] use local webserver for BiDi network auth/header tests by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17660
• [py][bidi]: close BiDi websocket on quit() by @navin772 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17663
• [js] Expose BiDi CDDL ast and model as shared artifacts by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17657
• [py] translate continue_request/continue_response kwargs to BiDi wire format by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17669
• [grid] add HtmlUnit browser logo to Grid UI by @AutomatedTester in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17656
• [py] terminate driver service process when start() fails to connect by @titusfortner in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17651
• [grid] Add support Redis-backed for SessionQueue by @VietND96 in https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/17678

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/compare/selenium-4.44.0...selenium-4.45.0

• cb9b6fd: [grid] Add support Redis-backed for SessionQueue (#17678) (Viet Nguyen Duc) #17678

• bb741bd: [build] Automated Browser Version Update (#17658) (Selenium CI Bot) #17658
• b3164ef: [grid] add HtmlUnit browser logo to Grid UI (#17656) (David Burns) #17656
• 18bb1d9: [py] terminate driver service process when start() fails to connect (#17651) (Titus Fortner) #17651