---
title: "9.7.0"
url: "https://www.cypress.io/releases/9-7-0"
description: "Features: The Electron version and shipped Chromium browser version has been updated. Addressed in #21418. Deprecations: The Cypress.Cookies.preserveOnce() and…"
---

# 9.7.0

ReleasedReleased on May 22, 2022

**Features:**

-   The Electron version and shipped Chromium browser version has been updated. Addressed in [#21418](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/21418).
    

**Deprecations:**

-   The `Cypress.Cookies.preserveOnce()` and `Cypress.Cookies.defaults()` Cypress APIs have been deprecated. In a future release, support for `Cypress.Cookies.preserveOnce()` and `Cypress.Cookies.defaults()` will be removed. Consider using the experimental [`cy.session()`](/api/commands/session) command instead to cache and restore cookies and other sessions details between tests. Fixed [#21333](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/21333).
    

**Bugfixes:**

-   Updated the [`cy.contains()`](/api/commands/contains) command to correctly error and retry if the provided regex pattern begins with an equal sign and a match was not initially found. Previously the command would incorrectly fail with a syntax error. Fixed [#21108](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/21108).
    
-   Corrected the `cy.session()` command log grouping and validation verbiage. This change provides better insights to logs associated with the command. Fixed [#21377](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/21377).
    
-   Removed `eventemitter2` third-party type definitions from `cy` and `Cypress` that were unintentionally exposed. Fixed [#20556](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/20556).
    

**Dependency Updates:**

-   Upgraded the bundled `node` version shipped with Cypress from `16.5.0` to `16.13.2`. Addressed in [#21418](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/21418).
    
-   Upgraded the Chromium browser version used during `cypress run` and when selecting Electron browser in `cypress open` from `94.0.4606.81` to `100.0.4896.75`. Addressed in [#21418](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/21418).
    
-   Upgraded `electron` dependency from `15.5.1` to `18.0.4`. Addressed in [#21418](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/21418).