Release Notes for axe DevTools HTML Node.js Packages

4.9.0 (April 5, 2024)

• Updated the axe-core dependency to 4.9.0.

• Updated dependencies:

  Package	Updated Dependency	New Version
  @axe-devtools/playwright	@axe-core/playwright	4.9.0
  @axe-devtools/puppeteer	@axe-core/puppeteer	4.9.0
  @axe-devtools/webdriverio	@axe-core/webdriverio	4.9.0
  @axe-devtools/webdriverjs	@axe-core/webdriverjs	4.9.0

4.8.2 (February 13, 2024)

• Updated the axe-core dependency to 4.8.4.

• Updated dependencies:

  Package	Updated Dependency	New Version
  @axe-devtools/playwright	@axe-core/playwright	4.8.5
  @axe-devtools/puppeteer	@axe-core/puppeteer	4.8.5
  @axe-devtools/webdriverio	@axe-core/webdriverio	4.8.5
  @axe-devtools/webdriverjs	@axe-core/webdriverjs	4.8.5

4.8.1 (January 30, 2024)

• Updated the axe-core dependency to 4.8.3.

• Fixed a bug that prevented users of the Cypress package from using custom rules without defining metadata.helpUrl in the custom rule definition.

• Updated dependencies:

  Package	Updated Dependency	New Version
  @axe-devtools/playwright	@axe-core/playwright	4.8.4
  @axe-devtools/puppeteer	@axe-core/puppeteer	4.8.4
  @axe-devtools/webdriverio	@axe-core/webdriverio	4.8.4
  @axe-devtools/webdriverjs	@axe-core/webdriverjs	4.8.4

4.8.0 (October 24, 2023)

• For the Cypress package, made the options parameter (for the axeAnalyze() method) optional.

• Added the Trusted Tester v5 ruleset.

• Added the EN 301 549 ruleset.

• Upgraded the axe-core dependency to 4.8.2.

• Upgraded dependencies:

  Package	Upgraded Dependency	New Version
  @axe-devtools/playwright	@axe-core/playwright	4.8.1
  @axe-devtools/puppeteer	@axe-core/puppeteer	4.8.1
  @axe-devtools/webdriverio	@axe-core/webdriverio	4.8.1
  @axe-devtools/webdriverjs	@axe-core/webdriverjs	4.8.1

4.7.2 (August 28, 2023)

• For the Cypress package, upgraded to support Cypress version 12.

4.7.1 (June 6, 2023)

• Updated the axe-core dependency 4.7.2.
• For the Playwright package (@axe-devtools/playwright), upgraded the @axe-core/playwright dependency to 4.7.3.
• For the Puppeteer package:
  • Updated the @axe-core/puppeteer dependency to 4.7.3.
  • Changed dependencies to require only the puppeteer dependency (no more puppeteer-core dependency) to keep types consistent.
• For the WebdriverIO package, updated the @axe-core/webdriverio dependency to 4.7.3.
• For the WebDriverJS package, updated the @axe-core/webdriverjs dependency to 4.7.3.

4.7.0 (May 12, 2023)

• Can now import the packages as ESMs (ECMAScript modules).
• Updated the axe-core dependency to 4.7.0.
• For the Playwright package, ensured that import.meta.url is defined.