Release Notes for v17.0.0-alpha.5

Note: This is an alpha release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@17.0.0-alpha.5.

Fixes

• Assertion failure happening in the showSaveDialogSync() code path has been fixed. (Fixes #31997). #32083 (Also in 14, 15, 16)
• Fixed window.open not overriding parent's webPreferences. #32107 (Also in 16)
• Fixed potential crash on Windows and Linux when using desktopCapturer.getSources. #32070 (Also in 16)
• No Notes. #32198

Release Notes for v17.0.0-alpha.4

Note: This is an alpha release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@17.0.0-alpha.4.

Fixes

• Fixed console windows from ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE instances. #31972 (Also in 16)
• Fixed respecting aspect ratio when maximum size is set on BrowserWindow. #31958 (Also in 14, 15, 16)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 98.0.4706.0. #31982