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Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 105

I'm developing an application that uses selenium.

But it fails.

Output

Starting ChromeDriver 105.0.5195.19 (b9c217c128c16f53d12f9a02933fcfdec1bf49af-refs/branch-heads/5195@{#176}) on port 50362
Only local connections are allowed.
Please see https://chromedriver.chromium.org/security-considerations for suggestions on keeping ChromeDriver safe.
ChromeDriver was started successfully.
org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 105
Current browser version is 104.0.5112.79 with binary path /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome
Build info: version: '4.4.0', revision: 'e5c75ed026a'
System info: host: 'mymac.local', ip: '2400:2200:6f0:7919:347b:3223:3841:9545%en0', os.name: 'Mac OS X', os.arch: 'aarch64', os.version: '12.3', java.version: '18.0.2'
Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver
Command: [null, newSession {capabilities=[Capabilities {browserName: chrome, goog:chromeOptions: {args: [], extensions: []}}], desiredCapabilities=Capabilities {browserName: chrome, goog:chromeOptions: {args: [], extensions: []}}}]
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:144)
    ......

build.gradle.kts

dependencies {
    testImplementation(kotlin("test"))
    implementation(compose.desktop.currentOs)

    // Selenium
    // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.seleniumhq.selenium/selenium-java
    implementation("org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java:4.4.0")
    // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.seleniumhq.selenium/selenium-chrome-driver
    implementation("org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-chrome-driver:4.4.0")
}

Code

fun launch() {
    System.setProperty(
        "webdriver.chrome.driver",
        "/driver/path/chromedriver"
    );
    ChromeDriver();
}

Chrome driver version 105.0.5195.19 is one of the driver I saved at /driver/path/chromedriver. 104.0.5112.79 is the version of Chrome I installed on my macOS.

Do I have to use the chromedriver version 104? or is there any way to use one of version 105?

I'm not sure why chrome version on the macOS is needed when I set webdriver.chrome.driver.

Solution

  • This error message...

    org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 105

    ...implies that the ChromeDriver was unable to initiate/spawn a new Browsing Context i.e. session.

    Your main issue is the incompatibility between the version of the binaries you are using as follows:

    Supports Chrome version 105

    So there is a clear mismatch between chromedriver=105.0 and the chrome=104.0

    Solution

    Ensure that:

    Also ensure,