Blog post for Selenium 4.26

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+title: "Selenium 4.26 Released!"
+linkTitle: "Selenium 4.26 Released!"
+date: 2024-11-03
+tags: ["selenium"]
+categories: ["releases"]
+author: Diego Molina [@diemol](https://www.diemol.com)
+images:
+  - "/images/blog/2024/selenium_4.26.jpg"
+description: >
+  Today we're happy to announce that Selenium 4.26 has been released!
+---
+
+We're very happy to announce the release of Selenium 4.26 for 
+Javascript, Ruby, Python, .NET, Java and the Grid!
+Links to everything can be found on our [downloads page][downloads].
+
+Selenium 4.26.0 release introduces new features, key enhancements, and numerous bug fixes across 
+different languages and components. This version focuses on improving compatibility, updating 
+dependencies, enhancing internal logging, and providing broader WebDriver capabilities. Here are 
+the most important updates:
+
+## General Highlights
+- **Chrome DevTools support** is now: v130, v129, and v128 (Firefox still uses v85 for all versions)
+- **Selenium has at least** [4.8M active users](https://plausible.io/manager.selenium.dev) in the last 30 days. 800K more than 1 month ago!
+- **Selenium Manager Enhancements**: Added better handling for invalid browser versions and improved logging, helping to streamline browser management.
+- **Expanded BiDi (Bidirectional WebDriver Protocol) Support for .NET**: Continuing the work on BiDi for .NET, this release includes improved WebSocket communication, CDP DevTools integration, and expanded logging, advancing real-time and bidirectional interactions.
+- **Grid UI Enhancements**: New sorting options by Platform, Status, and ID, session timeout display, and WebSocket connection management for better performance and user experience.
+- **CI/CD Pipeline Improvements**: Numerous updates for CI workflows, such as artifact handling and new testing configurations, to boost stability and developer productivity.
+
+  <br>
+
+### .NET
+- Updated WebSocket communication and DevTools integration in the BiDi implementation, adding extensive internal logs to improve diagnostics ([#14566](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14566), [#14558](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14558)).
+- Added support for the `GetLog` command in the Remote WebDriver ([#14549](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14549)).
+- Enhanced configuration for `PrintOptions`, allowing direct control over `PageDimensions` and `PageMargins` ([#14593](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14593)).
+- Deprecated several old constructors for cleaner exception handling and improved compatibility with Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation ([#14574](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14574)).
+
+  <br>
+
+### Java
+- Increased property scope for improved compatibility with Appium ([#14183](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14183)).
+- Updated SpotBugs settings and fixed issues in `ChromiumDriver` and `PortProber` for cleaner code ([#14589](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14589)).
+- Added PAC proxy URL support for Selenium Manager to expand proxy configuration capabilities ([#14506](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14506)).
+
+  <br>
+
+### Python
+- Added more internal logging for CDP, and configured WebDriver HTTP client settings for enhanced performance ([#14668](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14668), [#13286](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/13286)).
+  > Explore the various configuration parameters for the [WebDriver HTTP client](https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/drivers/http_client/).
+- Removed deprecated EdgeService parameters and eliminated Python 2.x code from various test files ([#14563](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14563), [#14502](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14502)).
+- Set consistent polling for `WebDriverWait` methods to align behavior between Java and Python implementations ([#14626](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14626)).
+- Improves binding extensibility for seamless integration of Selenium into Appium's Python client. ([#14587](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14587)).
+
+  <br>
+
+### JavaScript
+- Closed BiDi WebSocket connection on session end, improving session management in BiDi ([#14507](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14507)).
+- Fixed issues with `sendKeys` command, addressing errors in `FileDetector` handling ([#14663](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14663)).
+
+  <br>
+
+### Ruby
+- Added RBS type support for BiDi-related classes, aligning with updates for Ruby BiDi compatibility ([#14611](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14611)).
+- Updated BiDi script structures to match recent specifications for consistent implementation ([#14236](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14236)).
+
+  <br>
+
+### Selenium Grid
+- New Grid UI features for sorting and WebSocket management, adding clarity and control to session management ([#14571](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14571), [#14598](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14598), [#14599](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14599)).
+- Enabled async requests in `httpclient` to enhance request handling performance ([#14409](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14409)).
+- Improved node handling for better scalability and stability ([#14628](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/pull/14628)).
+
+  <br>
+
+### Docker Selenium
+- Updated FFmpeg v7.1 in video recorder ([#2439](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium/pull/2439)).
+- Updated in Helm chart for Selenium Grid deployment to Kubernetes
+  - Add GraphQL metrics exporter for monitoring ([#2425](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium/pull/2425)).
+  - Add templates for Relay node ([#2453](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium/pull/2453)).
+  - Allow to overwrite config videoRecorder in each node ([#2445](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium/pull/2445)).
+
+  <br>
+
+## Contributors
+
+**Special shout-out to everyone who helped the Selenium Team get this release out!**
+
+### [Selenium](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium)
+
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+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+
+### [Selenium Docs & Website](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/seleniumhq.github.io)
+
+<div class="row justify-content-center">
+  <div class="col-11 p-4 bg-transparent">
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+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+### [Docker Selenium](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium)
+
+<div class="row justify-content-center">
+  <div class="col-11 p-4 bg-transparent">
+    <div class="row justify-content-center">
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+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+### [Selenium Team Members][team]
+
+**Thanks as well to all the team members who contributed to this release:**
+
+<div class="row justify-content-center">
+  <div class="col-11 p-4 bg-transparent">
+    <div class="row justify-content-center">
+{{< gh-user "https://api.github.com/users/AutomatedTester" >}}
+{{< gh-user "https://api.github.com/users/bonigarcia" >}}
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+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+## Project Highlights
+
+This year marks a monumental milestone—20 years of Selenium transforming browser automation! 
+Since its inception as a modest open-source project, Selenium has grown into the world’s most 
+trusted tool for web automation, powering testing and development for countless users globally. 
+From revolutionizing open-source collaboration to shaping automation practices, Selenium has 
+impacted developers, testers, and organizations worldwide.
+
+To honor this journey, the Selenium team hosted a special webinar on October 28th, 2024, where 
+the leadership team shared insights on Selenium’s evolution, the latest advancements in WebDriver 
+BiDi, and exciting prospects for the future. If you’d like to learn more about Selenium’s 
+incredible journey and future plans, head to the official blog post 
+[here](https://www.selenium.dev/blog/2024/selenium-milestone-20yrs-blog/).
+
+Special thanks to the Selenium community for your continued support and contributions, to
+the entire Selenium team for their dedication and hard work, 
+and to [Pallavi Sharma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pallavimuse/) and 
+[Maaret Pyhäjärvi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaret/) for organizing and leading this event.
+
+
+
+Stay tuned for updates by following SeleniumHQ on [X (Formerly Twitter)](https://twitter.com/seleniumhq) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/selenium/)!
+
+Happy automating!
+
+[downloads]: /downloads
+[bindings]: /downloads#bindings
+[team]: /project/structure
+[BiDi]: https://github.com/w3c/webdriver-bidi

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           Stable:
           <a href="https://www.nuget.org/packages/Selenium.WebDriver" class="card-link">
-            4.26.0 (October 30, 2024)
+            4.26.1 (October 30, 2024)
           </a>
         </p>
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