Build(deps-dev): bump selenium-webdriver from 4.49.0 to 4.50.0 in the development-dependencies group

[dependabot]

Bumps the development-dependencies group with 1 update: selenium-webdriver.

Updates selenium-webdriver from 4.49.0 to 4.50.0

Release notes

Sourced from selenium-webdriver's releases.

Selenium 4.50.0

Detailed Changelogs by Component

Java     |     Python     |     DotNet     |     Ruby     |     JavaScript

What's Changed

• [dotnet] [bidi] Add image size to capture screenshots by @​nvborisenko in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18016
• [build] only need to run nightly Grid release after production release by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18013
• [build] merge the release PR automatically once required checks pass by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18018
• [build] move Selenium Manager publishing into sm-snapshot.yml so releases no longer skip it by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18017
• [adr] Network async/event API proposal by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#17685
• [adr] Behavioral contract for the low-level WebDriver BiDi layer by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#17786
• [java] remove deprecated methods from the HttpClient interface by @​joerg1985 in SeleniumHQ/selenium#17993
• [rb] cover BiDi key, wheel, release, and setFiles scenarios in the Input spec by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18022
• [py] replace the blanket remote BiDi test suite with an opt-in list by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18023
• [build] always use the latest Selenium Manager code when needed for tests by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18024
• [py] cleanup for ruff b904 raise from by @​iampopovich in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18030
• [py]: Apply ClientConfig user_agent and extra_headers per connection by @​navin772 in SeleniumHQ/selenium#17944
• [build] add bazel flag to support cross-compiling all Selenium Manager binaries from Linux or Mac by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18029
• [rb] render WebSocket debug log lines lazily by @​ikraamg in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18033
• [rb] Implement driver methods for installing and uninstalling web extensions via BiDi by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#17879
• [java] Parse each BiDi command response only once by @​pujagani in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18011
• [py] run the requirements lock check on RBE with a platform-agnostic lock by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18039
• [dotnet] [bidi] Support DestinationFolder optional arg in StartScreencast by @​nvborisenko in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18042
• [dotnet] [bidi] Add Emulation.SetTextLayoutModeOverride command by @​nvborisenko in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18043
• [build] use RBE to prepare and build the artifacts for releases by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18041
• [py] move complete GitHub Actions test suite to nightly and run only high value smoke tests for PRs by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18040
• [py] Type BaseOptions.set_capability parameters by @​adamtheturtle in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18027
• [java] Use one HttpClient.Factory inside one RemoteWebDriver instance by @​joerg1985 in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18038
• [build] Ignore exec.log recursively by @​nvborisenko in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18049
• [build] fetch the changelog history since the previous release tag instead of computing a depth by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18044
• [build] prefix workflow names by how they run so the Actions sidebar groups them by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18053
• [py] run grid specific tests on windows during scheduled tests by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18054
• [build] generate webref_cddl.bzl from the BiDi spec's external specifications list by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18055
• [build] update BiDi schema generation to include external spec methods missing due to upstream spec omissions by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18057
• [py] Type WebElement.get_attribute name by @​adamtheturtle in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18028
• [build] generate the BiDi schema vendor section from Mozilla's Firefox CDDL by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18060
• [dotnet] [build] Include package license/notice files by @​nvborisenko in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18048
• [dotnet][java][js][py][rb] remove deprecated Firefox profile extension and cert methods by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18066
• [java] resolve exceptions from the W3C state in ErrorHandler by @​yashp676 in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18059
• [build] Fix the two CDDL repin fallouts breaking every Python target by @​AutomatedTester in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18068
• [dotnet] [bidi] Eliminate BiDi context on hot path by @​nvborisenko in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18069
• [py] [dotnet] [java] declare Firefox default preferences in each binding by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18070
• [build] add support for Mozilla's Commands fragment in the BiDi schema by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18071
• [rust] fix flaky tests by @​titusfortner in SeleniumHQ/selenium#18073
• [js] Align BiDi Generator with the low-level contract by @​pujagani in SeleniumHQ/selenium#17973

... (truncated)

Changelog

Sourced from selenium-webdriver's changelog.

4.50.0 (2026-09-30)

• Support CDP versions: v152, v153, v154
• render WebSocket debug log lines lazily (#18033)
• Implement driver methods for installing and uninstalling web extensions via BiDi (#17879)
• [build] Automated CDDL Spec Update (#18046)
• [build] replace the BiDi KNOWN_INCOMPLETE allowlist with spec-shaped CDDL overlays (#18057)
• [build] generate the BiDi schema vendor section from Mozilla's Firefox CDDL (#18060)
• remove deprecated Firefox profile extension and cert methods (#18066)
• [build] add support for Mozilla's Commands fragment in the BiDi schema (#18071)
• [build] Automated Browser Version Update (major) with CDP (#18067)
• [build] Automated CDDL Spec Update (#18075)

Commits

• ca2a966 [build] Prepare for release of selenium-4.50.0 (#18105)
• 27ef657 [rb] add bidi tests for recent spec updates
• 76febdc [build] Automated Dependency Update (#18082)
• 6f841aa [build] Automated CDDL Spec Update (#18075)
• 52a288e [build] Automated Browser Version Update (major) with CDP (#18067)
• acd7ce8 [rb] remove stale Windows pending guard from Firefox signed directory addon test
• 748477d [rb] remove dead headless, browser and remote config_settings
• 6ff202a [rb] fix flaky test by not applying timeouts to the setup navigation
• 27c86e2 [build] add support for Mozilla's Commands fragment in the BiDi schema (#18071)
• 59b28c4 [rb] fix nightly web extension spec failures on Safari and Windows
• Additional commits viewable in compare view

Dependabot will resolve any conflicts with this PR as long as you don't alter it yourself. You can also trigger a rebase manually by commenting @dependabot rebase.

---

Dependabot commands and options

You can trigger Dependabot actions by commenting on this PR:

• @dependabot rebase will rebase this PR
• @dependabot recreate will recreate this PR, overwriting any edits that have been made to it
• @dependabot show <dependency name> ignore conditions will show all of the ignore conditions of the specified dependency
• @dependabot ignore <dependency name> major version will close this group update PR and stop Dependabot creating any more for the specific dependency's major version (unless you unignore this specific dependency's major version or upgrade to it yourself)
• @dependabot ignore <dependency name> minor version will close this group update PR and stop Dependabot creating any more for the specific dependency's minor version (unless you unignore this specific dependency's minor version or upgrade to it yourself)
• @dependabot ignore <dependency name> will close this group update PR and stop Dependabot creating any more for the specific dependency (unless you unignore this specific dependency or upgrade to it yourself)
• @dependabot unignore <dependency name> will remove all of the ignore conditions of the specified dependency
• @dependabot unignore <dependency name> <ignore condition> will remove the ignore condition of the specified dependency and ignore conditions