cypress-io · jennifer-shehane · Jul 15, 2025 · Jul 15, 2025 · Jul 15, 2025 · Jul 15, 2025
diff --git a/.circleci/cache-version.txt b/.circleci/cache-version.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Bump this version to force CI to re-create the cache from scratch.
 
-5-14-2025
+7-15-2025
diff --git a/.circleci/workflows.yml b/.circleci/workflows.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ mainBuildFilters: &mainBuildFilters
         - /^release\/\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
         # use the following branch as well to ensure that v8 snapshot cache updates are fully tested
         - 'update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-develop'
-        - 'update-chrome-stable-from-136.0.7103.113-beta-from-137.0.7151.40'
+        - 'bump-execa-versions'
 
 # usually we don't build Mac app - it takes a long time
 # but sometimes we want to really confirm we are doing the right thing
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ macWorkflowFilters: &darwin-workflow-filters
       - equal: [ develop, << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
       # use the following branch as well to ensure that v8 snapshot cache updates are fully tested
       - equal: [ 'update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-develop', << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
-      - equal:
-          [
-            'update-chrome-stable-from-136.0.7103.113-beta-from-137.0.7151.40',
-            << pipeline.git.branch >>
-          ]
+      - equal: [ 'bump-execa-versions', << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
       - matches:
           pattern: /^release\/\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
           value: << pipeline.git.branch >>
@@ -64,11 +60,7 @@ linuxArm64WorkflowFilters: &linux-arm64-workflow-filters
       - equal: [ develop, << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
       # use the following branch as well to ensure that v8 snapshot cache updates are fully tested
       - equal: [ 'update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-develop', << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
-      - equal:
-          [
-            'update-chrome-stable-from-136.0.7103.113-beta-from-137.0.7151.40',
-            << pipeline.git.branch >>
-          ]
+      - equal: [ 'bump-execa-versions', << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
       - matches:
           pattern: /^release\/\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
           value: << pipeline.git.branch >>
@@ -91,11 +83,7 @@ windowsWorkflowFilters: &windows-workflow-filters
       - equal: [ develop, << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
       # use the following branch as well to ensure that v8 snapshot cache updates are fully tested
       - equal: [ 'update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-develop', << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
-      - equal:
-          [
-            'update-chrome-stable-from-136.0.7103.113-beta-from-137.0.7151.40',
-            << pipeline.git.branch >>
-          ]
+      - equal: [ 'bump-execa-versions', << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
       - matches:
           pattern: /^release\/\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
           value: << pipeline.git.branch >>
@@ -169,7 +157,7 @@ commands:
           name: Set environment variable to determine whether or not to persist artifacts
           command: |
             echo "Setting SHOULD_PERSIST_ARTIFACTS variable"
-            echo 'if ! [[ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "develop" && "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "release/"* && "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "update-chrome-stable-from-136.0.7103.113-beta-from-137.0.7151.40" ]]; then
+            echo 'if ! [[ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "develop" && "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "release/"* && "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "bump-execa-versions" ]]; then
                 export SHOULD_PERSIST_ARTIFACTS=true
             fi' >> "$BASH_ENV"
   # You must run `setup_should_persist_artifacts` command and be using bash before running this command
@@ -827,6 +815,7 @@ commands:
 
               DEBUG=<<parameters.debug>> \
               CYPRESS_CONFIG_ENV=production \
+              DEBUG=cypress:server:* \
               CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY=$MAIN_RECORD_KEY \
               PERCY_PARALLEL_NONCE=$CIRCLE_WORKFLOW_WORKSPACE_ID \
               PERCY_ENABLE=${PERCY_TOKEN:-0} \
@@ -1861,6 +1850,7 @@ jobs:
       resource_class:
         type: string
         default: medium
+
     resource_class: << parameters.resource_class >>
     parallelism: 1
     steps:
@@ -1871,17 +1861,81 @@ jobs:
             equal: [ *darwin-arm64-executor, << parameters.executor >> ]
           steps:
             - run: rm -f /tmp/cypress/junit/*
+      - run:
+          name: Run server unit tests
+          command: yarn workspace @packages/server test-unit cloud/environment_spec.ts
+      - sanitize-verify-and-store-mocha-results:
+          expectedResultCount: 1
+
+  windows-server-unit-tests-cloud-environment-cmd:
+    <<: *defaults
+    parameters:
+      <<: *defaultsParameters
+      resource_class:
+        type: string
+        default: medium
+    resource_class: << parameters.resource_class >>
+    parallelism: 1
+    steps:
+      - restore_cached_workspace
       # this is a temporary work around while we wait for circle to resolve issues with packages
       # with an @ character in windows during save_cache.
       # @see https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/30343 for more details.
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ *windows-executor, << parameters.executor >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: reinstall dependencies to work around cache issue (Windows only)
-                command: rm -rf node_modules && yarn
-      - run: yarn workspace @packages/server test-unit cloud/environment_spec.ts
+      - run:
+          name: reinstall dependencies to work around cache issue (Windows only)
+          command: rm -rf node_modules && yarn
+      - run:
+          name: Run server unit tests (cmd.exe)
+          shell: cmd.exe
+          command: yarn workspace @packages/server test-unit cloud/environment_spec.ts
+      - sanitize-verify-and-store-mocha-results:
+          expectedResultCount: 1
+
+  windows-server-unit-tests-cloud-environment-bash:
+    <<: *defaults
+    parameters:
+      <<: *defaultsParameters
+      resource_class:
+        type: string
+        default: medium
+    resource_class: << parameters.resource_class >>
+    parallelism: 1
+    steps:
+      - restore_cached_workspace
+      # this is a temporary work around while we wait for circle to resolve issues with packages
+      # with an @ character in windows during save_cache.
+      # @see https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/30343 for more details.
+      - run:
+          name: reinstall dependencies to work around cache issue (Windows only)
+          command: rm -rf node_modules && yarn
+      - run:
+          name: Run server unit tests (bash.exe)
+          shell: bash.exe
+          command: yarn workspace @packages/server test-unit cloud/environment_spec.ts
+      - sanitize-verify-and-store-mocha-results:
+          expectedResultCount: 1
+
+  windows-server-unit-tests-cloud-environment-powershell:
+    <<: *defaults
+    parameters:
+      <<: *defaultsParameters
+      resource_class:
+        type: string
+        default: medium
+    resource_class: << parameters.resource_class >>
+    parallelism: 1
+    steps:
+      - restore_cached_workspace
+      # this is a temporary work around while we wait for circle to resolve issues with packages
+      # with an @ character in windows during save_cache.
+      # @see https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/30343 for more details.
+      - run:
+          name: reinstall dependencies to work around cache issue (Windows only)
+          command: rm -rf node_modules && yarn
+      - run:
+          name: Run server unit tests (powershell.exe)
+          shell: powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
+          command: yarn workspace @packages/server test-unit cloud/environment_spec.ts
       - sanitize-verify-and-store-mocha-results:
           expectedResultCount: 1
 
@@ -3866,8 +3920,19 @@ windows-workflow: &windows-workflow
         requires:
           - windows-build
 
-    - server-unit-tests-cloud-environment:
-        name: windows-server-unit-tests-cloud-environment
+    - windows-server-unit-tests-cloud-environment-cmd:
+        executor: windows
+        resource_class: windows.medium
+        requires:
+          - windows-build
+
+    - windows-server-unit-tests-cloud-environment-bash:
+        executor: windows
+        resource_class: windows.medium
+        requires:
+          - windows-build
+
+    - windows-server-unit-tests-cloud-environment-powershell:
         executor: windows
         resource_class: windows.medium
         requires:

diff --git a/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ _Released 7/30/2025 (PENDING)_
 
 - Fixed missing support for setting an absolute path for `component.indexHtmlFile` in `@cypress/webpack-dev-server`. Fixes [#31819](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/31819).
 
+**Dependency Updates:**
+
+- Updated `execa` from `1.0.0` to `4.1.0`. Addressed in [#32027](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/32027).
+
 ## 14.5.2
 
 _Released 7/15/2025_

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "7.22.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "4.2.0",
     "eslint-plugin-vue": "7.18.0",
-    "execa": "4.0.0",
+    "execa": "4.1.0",
     "fast-xml-parser": "^4.5.1",
     "filesize": "10.1.1",
     "fs-extra": "9.1.0",

diff --git a/packages/data-context/package.json b/packages/data-context/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "dedent": "^0.7.0",
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
     "endent": "2.0.1",
-    "execa": "1.0.0",
+    "execa": "4.1.0",
     "front-matter": "^4.0.2",
     "fs-extra": "8.1.0",
     "getenv": "1.0.0",

diff --git a/packages/launcher/package.json b/packages/launcher/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "bluebird": "3.5.3",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
-    "execa": "4.0.0",
+    "execa": "4.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "9.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "plist": "3.1.0",

diff --git a/packages/server/lib/exec.js b/packages/server/lib/exec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const Promise = require('bluebird')
 const execa = require('execa')
 const shellEnv = require('shell-env')
 const _ = require('lodash')
-const log = require('./log')
+const log = require('debug')('cypress:server:exec')
 const utils = require('./util/shell')
 
 const pickMainProps = (val) => _.pick(val, ['stdout', 'stderr', 'code'])
@@ -32,15 +32,21 @@ module.exports = {
       log('and is running command:', options.cmd)
       log('in folder:', projectRoot)
 
-      return execa.shell(cmd, { cwd, env, shell })
+      return execa(cmd, { cwd, env, shell })
       .then((result) => {
         // do we want to return all fields returned by execa?
         result.shell = shell
         result.cmd = cmd
+        result.code = result.exitCode
 
         return result
       }).then(pickMainProps)
-      .catch(pickMainProps) // transform rejection into an object
+      .catch((result) => {
+        result.code = result.exitCode
+
+        return result
+      })
+      .then(pickMainProps) // transform rejection into an object
       .then(trimStdio)
     }
 

diff --git a/packages/server/lib/util/shell.js b/packages/server/lib/util/shell.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const Promise = require('bluebird')
 const execa = require('execa')
 const os = require('os')
 const commandExistsModule = require('command-exists')
-const log = require('../log')
+const log = require('debug')('cypress:server:util:shell')
 
 const isWindows = () => {
   return os.platform() === 'win32'
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const sourceShellCommand = function (cmd, shell) {
 }
 
 const findBash = () => {
-  return execa.shell('which bash')
+  return execa('which bash', { shell: true })
   .then((val) => val.stdout)
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const getShell = function (shell) {
   if (isWindows()) {
     log('use default shell on Windows')
 
-    return Promise.resolve()
+    return Promise.resolve('cmd.exe')
   }
 
   return findBash()

diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "electron-context-menu": "3.6.1",
     "errorhandler": "1.5.1",
     "evil-dns": "0.2.0",
-    "execa": "1.0.0",
+    "execa": "4.1.0",
     "express": "4.21.0",
     "fetch-retry-ts": "^1.3.1",
     "find-process": "1.4.7",

diff --git a/packages/server/test/scripts/run.js b/packages/server/test/scripts/run.js
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ console.log('specfiles:', run)
 console.log('test command:')
 console.log(cmd)
 
-const child = execa.shell(cmd, { env, stdio: 'inherit' })
+const child = execa(cmd, { shell: true, env, stdio: 'inherit' })
 
-child.on('exit', (code, signal) => {
+child.on('exit', (exitCode, signal) => {
   if (signal) {
     console.error(`tests exited with signal ${signal}`)
   }
 
-  process.exit(code === null ? 1 : code)
+  process.exit(exitCode === null ? 1 : exitCode)
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/test/unit/util/suppress_warnings_spec.ts b/packages/server/test/unit/util/suppress_warnings_spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const SUPPRESS_WARNING = `require('${__dirname}/../../../lib/util/suppress_warni
 
 describe('lib/util/suppress_warnings', function () {
   it('tls.connect emits warning if NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 and not suppressed', function () {
-    return execa.shell(`node -e "${TLS_CONNECT}"`, {
+    return execa(`node -e "${TLS_CONNECT}"`, {
+      shell: true,
       env: {
         'NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED': '0',
       },
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ describe('lib/util/suppress_warnings', function () {
 
   it('tls.connect does not emit warning if NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 and suppressed', function () {
     // test 2 sequential tls.connects
-    return execa.shell(`node -e "${SUPPRESS_WARNING} ${TLS_CONNECT} ${TLS_CONNECT}"`, {
+    return execa(`node -e "${SUPPRESS_WARNING} ${TLS_CONNECT} ${TLS_CONNECT}"`, {
+      shell: true,
       env: {
         'NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED': '0',
       },

diff --git a/system-tests/package.json b/system-tests/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "dedent": "^0.7.0",
     "dockerode": "3.3.1",
     "esbuild": "^0.15.3",
-    "execa": "4",
+    "execa": "4.1.0",
     "express": "4.21.0",
     "express-session": "1.16.1",
     "express-useragent": "1.0.15",