Released 06/07/2021

Features:

• The Test Runner has a new 'Docs' menu with links and prompts specific to helping you get started writing tests, set up in CI, and running tests in the Dashboard. Addressed in #16433.
• cy.request() now accepts a generic in TypeScript for specifying the type of the request body. Addresses #9109.

Bugfixes:

• Cypress will not longer crash with a hasBinary infinite recursive call. Fixes #16476.
• The --config-file option now correctly handles absolute paths. Fixes #6136.
• cy.location(<key>) will now retry if the remote location returns an empty string, which is possible during otherwise harmless redirects. Fixes #16463.
• Cypress now passes a flag to Chrome browsers to prevent update notifications from displaying in some cases. Fixes #16693.
• TypeScript will now properly error when attempting to use the chai <value>.should() syntax. Fixes #16548.

Dependency Updates:

• Replaced deprecated listr with listr2. Addressed in #16663.