incoherence in Chrome versions

[bjm3...@gmail.com]

Hello

Since last update something is hapenning that I cannot solve.

Selenium manager says versions are OK

C:\Users\jmb15\.nuget\packages>cd \Users\jmb15\.nuget\packages\selenium.webdriver\4.30.0\manager\windows

C:\Users\jmb15\.nuget\packages\selenium.webdriver\4.30.0\manager\windows>.\selenium-manager --browser chrome --debug --browser-version stable
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.213Z DEBUG] chromedriver not found in PATH
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.214Z DEBUG] chrome detected at C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.214Z DEBUG] Running command: wmic datafile where name='C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe' get Version /value
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.342Z DEBUG] Output: "\r\r\n\r\r\nVersion=134.0.6998.178\r\r\n\r\r\n\r\r\n\r"
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.343Z DEBUG] Detected browser: chrome 134.0.6998.178
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.347Z DEBUG] Discovered online chrome version (134) is the same as the detected local chrome version
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.351Z DEBUG] Required driver: chromedriver 134.0.6998.165
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.352Z DEBUG] chromedriver 134.0.6998.165 already in the cache
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.352Z INFO ] Driver path: C:\Users\jmb15\.cache\selenium\chromedriver\win64\134.0.6998.165\chromedriver.exe
[2025-03-26T09:09:53.352Z INFO ] Browser path: C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

but when I start webdriver I get this message

 Options: BrowserName "chrome"Options: PageLoadStrategy Normal PageLoadTimeout 30 ImplicitWaitTimeout 30Options: LeaveBrowserRunning "True"
Command line arguments --remote-debugging-port=9222 --deny-permission-prompts --user-data-dir=C:\Users\jmb15\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data --profile-directory=Profile 3

Driver_Chrome        :: Create_ANew            : exception catched, Exception catched:"session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 134
Current browser version is 98.0.4758.55 with binary path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe (SessionNotCreated)"

saying that chrome is version 98....

yet browser answers version 134.134.0.6998.178 at Chrome:version as the selenium manager also found

can somebody tell me what is going on ?

thank you in advance

[bjm3...@gmail.com]

For a reason unclear, the problem dissapeared (no code change). Maybe selenium-manager did update some component. I dont know.

But now the option --leave-browser-running which has been working so far is no longer working and chrome closes after my code stops on an error.

[anoop garg]

Hello,

I am facing similar issue, please suggest the solution if anyone has resolved this.