diff --git a/examples/cdp_mode/ReadMe.md b/examples/cdp_mode/ReadMe.md
index 5627d1a1333..a21fb1857f2 100644
--- a/examples/cdp_mode/ReadMe.md
+++ b/examples/cdp_mode/ReadMe.md
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ sb.cdp.send_keys(selector, text, timeout=None)
 sb.cdp.press_keys(selector, text, timeout=None)
 sb.cdp.type(selector, text, timeout=None)
 sb.cdp.set_value(selector, text, timeout=None)
+sb.cdp.clear_input(selector, timeout=None)
+sb.cdp.clear(selector, timeout=None)
 sb.cdp.submit(selector)
 sb.cdp.evaluate(expression)
 sb.cdp.js_dumps(obj_name)
diff --git a/mkdocs_build/requirements.txt b/mkdocs_build/requirements.txt
index cc6148b3bae..3932532b83e 100644
--- a/mkdocs_build/requirements.txt
+++ b/mkdocs_build/requirements.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # mkdocs dependencies for generating the seleniumbase.io website
 # Minimum Python version: 3.9 (for generating docs only)
 
-regex>=2024.11.6
-pymdown-extensions>=10.16
-pipdeptree>=2.27.0
+regex>=2025.7.34
+pymdown-extensions>=10.16.1
+pipdeptree>=2.28.0
 python-dateutil>=2.8.2
 Markdown==3.8.2
-click==8.2.1
+click==8.2.2
 ghp-import==2.1.0
 watchdog==6.0.0
 cairocffi==1.7.1
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pathspec==0.12.1
 Babel==2.17.0
 paginate==0.5.7
 mkdocs==1.6.1
-mkdocs-material==9.6.15
+mkdocs-material==9.6.16
 mkdocs-exclude-search==0.6.6
 mkdocs-simple-hooks==0.1.5
 mkdocs-material-extensions==1.3.1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 22be263b4c3..6f645d43b2c 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pip>=25.0.1;python_version<"3.9"
-pip>=25.1.1;python_version>="3.9"
+pip>=25.2;python_version>="3.9"
 packaging>=25.0
 setuptools~=70.2;python_version<"3.10"
 setuptools>=80.9.0;python_version>="3.10"
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ pyotp==2.9.0
 python-xlib==0.33;platform_system=="Linux"
 markdown-it-py==3.0.0
 mdurl==0.1.2
-rich>=14.0.0,<15
+rich>=14.1.0,<15
 
 # --- Testing Requirements --- #
 # ("pip install -r requirements.txt" also installs this, but "pip install -e ." won't.)
 
 coverage>=7.6.1;python_version<"3.9"
-coverage>=7.9.2;python_version>="3.9"
+coverage>=7.10.1;python_version>="3.9"
 pytest-cov>=5.0.0;python_version<"3.9"
 pytest-cov>=6.2.1;python_version>="3.9"
 flake8==5.0.4;python_version<"3.9"
diff --git a/seleniumbase/__version__.py b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
index 925dcfaf316..573f5dcecee 100755
--- a/seleniumbase/__version__.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # seleniumbase package
-__version__ = "4.40.6"
+__version__ = "4.40.7"
diff --git a/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py b/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
index 7621e8b2146..3e6fb456b86 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ def uc_open_with_cdp_mode(driver, url=None, **kwargs):
     cdp.send_keys = CDPM.send_keys
     cdp.press_keys = CDPM.press_keys
     cdp.type = CDPM.type
+    cdp.clear_input = CDPM.clear_input
+    cdp.clear = CDPM.clear_input
     cdp.set_value = CDPM.set_value
     cdp.submit = CDPM.submit
     cdp.evaluate = CDPM.evaluate
diff --git a/seleniumbase/core/sb_cdp.py b/seleniumbase/core/sb_cdp.py
index d4ccaac3b0d..f16d2e26f77 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/core/sb_cdp.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/core/sb_cdp.py
@@ -937,6 +937,16 @@ def type(self, selector, text, timeout=None):
         self.__slow_mode_pause_if_set()
         self.loop.run_until_complete(self.page.sleep(0.025))
 
+    def clear_input(self, selector, timeout=None):
+        if not timeout:
+            timeout = settings.SMALL_TIMEOUT
+        self.__slow_mode_pause_if_set()
+        element = self.select(selector, timeout=timeout)
+        element.scroll_into_view()
+        element.clear_input()
+        self.__slow_mode_pause_if_set()
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(self.page.sleep(0.025))
+
     def set_value(self, selector, text, timeout=None):
         """Similar to send_keys(), but clears the text field first."""
         if not timeout:
diff --git a/seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py b/seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py
index d9a44881820..8d69bc714a9 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py
@@ -1194,6 +1194,9 @@ def clear(self, selector, by="css selector", timeout=None):
         if self.timeout_multiplier and timeout == settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT:
             timeout = self.__get_new_timeout(timeout)
         selector, by = self.__recalculate_selector(selector, by)
+        if self.__is_cdp_swap_needed():
+            self.cdp.clear_input(selector)
+            return
         if self.__is_shadow_selector(selector):
             self.__shadow_clear(selector, timeout)
             return
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eb1d49afce8..c834c212c60 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     python_requires=">=3.8",
     install_requires=[
         'pip>=25.0.1;python_version<"3.9"',
-        'pip>=25.1.1;python_version>="3.9"',
+        'pip>=25.2;python_version>="3.9"',
         'packaging>=25.0',
         'setuptools~=70.2;python_version<"3.10"',  # Newer ones had issues
         'setuptools>=80.9.0;python_version>="3.10"',
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
         'python-xlib==0.33;platform_system=="Linux"',
         'markdown-it-py==3.0.0',
         'mdurl==0.1.2',
-        'rich>=14.0.0,<15',
+        'rich>=14.1.0,<15',
     ],
     extras_require={
         # pip install -e .[allure]
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
         # Usage: coverage run -m pytest; coverage html; coverage report
         "coverage": [
             'coverage>=7.6.1;python_version<"3.9"',
-            'coverage>=7.9.2;python_version>="3.9"',
+            'coverage>=7.10.1;python_version>="3.9"',
             'pytest-cov>=5.0.0;python_version<"3.9"',
             'pytest-cov>=6.2.1;python_version>="3.9"',
         ],