@serenity-js/assertions/CHANGELOG.md

Serenity/JS universal assertion library supporting all types of functional tests, including both web and REST API scenarios

# Change Log

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.

## [3.31.13](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.12...v3.31.13) (2025-03-20)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.31.12](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.11...v3.31.12) (2025-03-12)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.31.10](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.9...v3.31.10) (2025-03-05)


### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency typescript to v5.8.2 ([228c7fd](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/228c7fddee3afcbf5015b147eeb816494ef6bd08))





## [3.31.9](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.8...v3.31.9) (2025-02-20)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.31.8](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.7...v3.31.8) (2025-02-04)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.31.7](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.6...v3.31.7) (2025-01-24)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.31.6](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.5...v3.31.6) (2025-01-16)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.31.5](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.4...v3.31.5) (2025-01-11)


### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency typescript to v5.7.3 ([cd87dd8](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/cd87dd80ea55e73bac48afd9c670191a10dc97c4))





## [3.31.4](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.3...v3.31.4) (2025-01-01)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.31.3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.2...v3.31.3) (2025-01-01)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** migrated to PNPM ([43dbe6f](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/43dbe6f440d8dd81811da303e542381a17d06b4d)), closes [#2664](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/2664)





## [3.31.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.1...v3.31.2) (2024-12-26)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.31.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.31.0...v3.31.1) (2024-12-17)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.31.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.30.0...v3.31.0) (2024-12-12)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.30.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.29.5...v3.30.0) (2024-11-19)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.29.5](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.29.4...v3.29.5) (2024-11-03)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.29.4](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.29.3...v3.29.4) (2024-10-08)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.29.3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.29.2...v3.29.3) (2024-10-08)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.29.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.29.1...v3.29.2) (2024-09-25)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.29.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.29.0...v3.29.1) (2024-09-24)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.29.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.28.0...v3.29.0) (2024-09-24)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.28.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.27.0...v3.28.0) (2024-09-11)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.27.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.26.1...v3.27.0) (2024-09-06)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** updated npm tags to improve discoverability ([432d331](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/432d331aedb7b46fdd5291394521923ce66c1a2b))


### Features

* **core:** added support for Node 22, dropped support for Node 16 ([d5dea01](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/d5dea013ed5d87f2e0cda8fa83da9fd021e4638d)), closes [#2518](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/2518)





## [3.26.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.26.0...v3.26.1) (2024-09-03)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.26.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.25.5...v3.26.0) (2024-08-27)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.25.5](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.25.4...v3.25.5) (2024-08-18)


### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency tiny-types to v1.23.0 ([1c9a897](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/1c9a897c100398632366bdef84d9dfde03f1af3c))





## [3.25.4](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.25.3...v3.25.4) (2024-08-07)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.25.3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.25.2...v3.25.3) (2024-07-25)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.25.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.25.1...v3.25.2) (2024-07-17)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.25.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.25.0...v3.25.1) (2024-07-10)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** all the API docs now link to the online Serenity/JS API documentation ([f8f451d](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/f8f451dffdb4caaa2e31a860f59d59470f4856ad))





# [3.25.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.24.1...v3.25.0) (2024-07-03)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.24.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.24.0...v3.24.1) (2024-06-26)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.24.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.23.2...v3.24.0) (2024-06-18)


### Features

* **assertions:** dynamic descriptions for assertions and expectations ([3fdc7c8](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/3fdc7c83880d58f509c8b9e9e2494167a99444f0)), closes [#2223](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/2223)





## [3.23.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.23.1...v3.23.2) (2024-05-24)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.23.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.23.0...v3.23.1) (2024-05-20)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.23.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.22.4...v3.23.0) (2024-05-12)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.22.4](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.22.3...v3.22.4) (2024-05-07)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.22.3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.22.2...v3.22.3) (2024-05-01)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.22.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.22.1...v3.22.2) (2024-04-20)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.22.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.22.0...v3.22.1) (2024-04-17)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.22.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.21.2...v3.22.0) (2024-04-11)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.21.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.21.1...v3.21.2) (2024-03-31)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.21.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.21.0...v3.21.1) (2024-03-16)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** upgraded dependency on tiny-types to 1.22.0 ([2c0bb2a](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/2c0bb2aeee7df7652853606c1ea10794157eb9fb))





# [3.21.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.20.0...v3.21.0) (2024-03-04)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.20.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.19.0...v3.20.0) (2024-03-02)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.19.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.18.1...v3.19.0) (2024-03-01)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.18.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.18.0...v3.18.1) (2024-02-23)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.18.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.17.0...v3.18.0) (2024-02-17)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.17.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.16.2...v3.17.0) (2024-02-10)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.16.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.16.1...v3.16.2) (2024-02-05)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.16.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.16.0...v3.16.1) (2024-02-03)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** build with TypeScript 5.2 ([2f261ee](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/2f261ee92ae4d75b1d5b576d30083c8ecacbcb95))





# [3.16.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.15.1...v3.16.0) (2024-02-01)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.15.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.15.0...v3.15.1) (2024-01-19)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.15.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.14.2...v3.15.0) (2024-01-12)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.14.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.14.1...v3.14.2) (2023-12-12)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.14.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.14.0...v3.14.1) (2023-12-10)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** added provenance statements ([04c2d87](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/04c2d878be0f2d853b14e4fa390f312688b868cf))
* **core:** pinned all the direct dependencies ([498b336](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/498b33614f678327ba207b30e3b2452728545aaf))





# [3.14.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.13.3...v3.14.0) (2023-12-02)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.13.3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.13.2...v3.13.3) (2023-11-22)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.13.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.13.1...v3.13.2) (2023-11-14)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.13.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.13.0...v3.13.1) (2023-11-07)


### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency tiny-types to ^1.21.0 ([d4921f9](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/d4921f9cedb502487c176216fbf15dd2ef83dcc4))





# [3.13.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.12.0...v3.13.0) (2023-10-19)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.12.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.11.1...v3.12.0) (2023-10-09)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.11.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.11.0...v3.11.1) (2023-10-04)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.11.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.10.4...v3.11.0) (2023-10-03)


### Features

* **assertions:** isBefore and isAfter accept Timestamp as well as Date objects ([55e13d0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/55e13d00a447c0ec70dd496fb7948f171977a682))





## [3.10.4](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.10.3...v3.10.4) (2023-09-22)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.10.3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.10.2...v3.10.3) (2023-09-15)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.10.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.10.1...v3.10.2) (2023-09-10)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** updated installation instruction in the README ([ec3f277](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/ec3f2778334abbd7324497ceaa2df9f0560a103e)), closes [#1915](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1915)





## [3.10.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.10.0...v3.10.1) (2023-09-01)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.10.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.9.1...v3.10.0) (2023-08-23)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.9.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.9.0...v3.9.1) (2023-08-18)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.9.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.8.0...v3.9.0) (2023-08-04)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.8.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.7.2...v3.8.0) (2023-08-01)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.7.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.7.1...v3.7.2) (2023-07-26)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.7.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.7.0...v3.7.1) (2023-07-22)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.7.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.6.1...v3.7.0) (2023-07-20)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.6.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.6.0...v3.6.1) (2023-07-11)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.6.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.5.0...v3.6.0) (2023-07-11)


### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency tiny-types to ^1.20.0 ([6d7bf43](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/6d7bf43c6135968bc90869cb8f9782ed70ca8dd9))





# [3.5.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.4.2...v3.5.0) (2023-07-02)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** code clean-up: use type-only TypeScript imports where possible ([aa49150](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/aa49150ca7f367363bb6fcc5e054da8bd820825e))





## [3.4.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.4.1...v3.4.2) (2023-06-30)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.4.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.4.0...v3.4.1) (2023-06-23)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.4.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.3.1...v3.4.0) (2023-06-10)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.3.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.3.0...v3.3.1) (2023-06-08)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.3.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.2.1...v3.3.0) (2023-06-01)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.2.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.2.0...v3.2.1) (2023-05-15)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.2.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.1.6...v3.2.0) (2023-05-05)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** use "types" instead of "typings" in package.json files ([b83d922](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/b83d922076242c6cd5d6f2da055a05aa5e77f11b)), closes [#1682](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1682)


### Features

* **core:** introduced support for Node.js 20, dropped support for Node.js 14 ([491fef8](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/491fef8df672a2b40d247887b3da409dccbd26fd)), closes [#1678](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1678)





## [3.1.6](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.1.5...v3.1.6) (2023-04-18)


### Bug Fixes

* **webdriverio:** upgraded to TypeScript 5 and WebdriverIO 7.31.1 ([15b1ba7](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/15b1ba77e157d77123a2e8922414e937c0d2869d)), closes [#1558](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1558) [#1651](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1651)





## [3.1.5](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.1.4...v3.1.5) (2023-04-18)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.1.3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.1.2...v3.1.3) (2023-04-14)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.1.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.1.1...v3.1.2) (2023-04-07)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.1.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.1.0...v3.1.1) (2023-04-05)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.1.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.1...v3.1.0) (2023-04-02)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





## [3.0.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0...v3.0.1) (2023-03-25)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.45...v3.0.0) (2023-03-23)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.45](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.44...v3.0.0-rc.45) (2023-03-22)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.44](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.43...v3.0.0-rc.44) (2023-03-19)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** support for NPM 9 ([0493474](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/0493474a1e28b86b1b60f69ec0d591c1a3265425))
* **deps:** update dependency tiny-types to ^1.19.1 ([ce335eb](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/ce335ebca434d1fd0e6e809a65a0882fd10a311a))


### Features

* **assertions:** fault-tolerant interaction to Ensure.eventually ([d6297f7](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/d6297f7f15c096a51461c484c6a8d1eeb2182b24)), closes [#1522](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1522)
* **core:** introduced a new ability ScheduleWork to enable [#1083](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1083) and [#1522](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1522) ([b275d18](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/b275d18434cdedf069c5f1da3b9b359fc7da60fe))





# [3.0.0-rc.43](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.42...v3.0.0-rc.43) (2023-03-10)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.42](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.41...v3.0.0-rc.42) (2023-02-12)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.41](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.40...v3.0.0-rc.41) (2023-02-07)


### Bug Fixes

* **assertions:** custom errors thrown via Ensure now include activity location ([1fdf7a2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/1fdf7a29aa4065d9ad23a750aa7c3cde6e36e2f1)), closes [#1102](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1102)
* **assertions:** interaction to Ensure no longer emits an AssertionReport artifact ([db3e5ae](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/db3e5ae642f63ce808f52571f5ad840c614ef624)), closes [#1486](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1486)
* **core:** further improvements to how the expected vs received values are rendered in VS Code ([e2101d0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/e2101d0b11e56b1701bf75efe0d4f85ab72a6f48)), closes [#1486](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1486)
* **core:** introduced ExpectationDetails to provide more accurate info re failed expectations ([02b8f33](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/02b8f33732341a9391192fc52a59ea8a8f5f19f0)), closes [#1102](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1102)


### Features

* **core:** assertion and synchronisation errors include location of the activity that threw them ([f06f378](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/f06f378b9427d81a5adcea219ef01cf616a48c20)), closes [#1102](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1102)
* **core:** assertion errors include precise information about unmet expectations and improved diffs ([1eb09b1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/1eb09b1c1c8fb059b53bd7fcefab660581abc7bc)), closes [#1102](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1102)
* **core:** better assertion errors reporting in Visual Studio Code ([3b94b7d](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/3b94b7d606fae49e7ca77c2fbe09d07eeb042ea9)), closes [#1486](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1486)
* **core:** new ability to RaiseErrors ([4617d39](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/4617d39a7b0d72381834abe27ff4393cbc79d0f5)), closes [#1102](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1102)





# [3.0.0-rc.40](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.39...v3.0.0-rc.40) (2023-01-06)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.39](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.38...v3.0.0-rc.39) (2023-01-05)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.38](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.37...v3.0.0-rc.38) (2022-12-28)


### Bug Fixes

* **assertions:** improved AssertionError messages ([958ab7f](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/958ab7f79daba8df25dbcff50d6a67b2bef58b29))





# [3.0.0-rc.37](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.36...v3.0.0-rc.37) (2022-12-18)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.36](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.35...v3.0.0-rc.36) (2022-11-28)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.35](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.34...v3.0.0-rc.35) (2022-11-25)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.34](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.33...v3.0.0-rc.34) (2022-11-21)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.33](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.32...v3.0.0-rc.33) (2022-11-07)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.32](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.31...v3.0.0-rc.32) (2022-10-12)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.31](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.30...v3.0.0-rc.31) (2022-10-07)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.30](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.29...v3.0.0-rc.30) (2022-10-05)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.29](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.28...v3.0.0-rc.29) (2022-10-01)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.28](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.27...v3.0.0-rc.28) (2022-09-30)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** activity is now able to detect invocation location on Node 14 ([41f4776](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/41f4776736620bc32d474d9b66f69c742f8eca96)), closes [#1240](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1240)


### Features

* **assertions:** new assertion about a property of an object ([9cc03d5](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/9cc03d5c80c03d1969238e63018c6d5320c6a539))
* **playwright-test:** improved Playwright Test reports ([6c6b537](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/6c6b5379dfc324a4fb75d758daa7782109f1c5ab)), closes [#1240](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1240)





# [3.0.0-rc.27](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.26...v3.0.0-rc.27) (2022-08-26)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.26](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.25...v3.0.0-rc.26) (2022-08-15)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.25](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.24...v3.0.0-rc.25) (2022-08-15)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** extracted common TypeScript configuration ([0108370](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/0108370a6a7ebb4bcd71773482801d29f5660268))
* **deps:** updated TinyTypes to 1.19.0 ([f6d53e4](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/f6d53e4dbbfcb81139bd888ac11441b6344e47f5))





# [3.0.0-rc.24](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.23...v3.0.0-rc.24) (2022-07-23)

**Note:** Version bump only for package @serenity-js/assertions





# [3.0.0-rc.23](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.10...v3.0.0-rc.23) (2022-07-19)


### Bug Fixes

* **node:** support for Node 18 ([73212bc](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/73212bc9deb1998d871b0720a6b437687b3ceddc)), closes [#1243](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1243)



# [3.0.0-rc.22](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.21...v3.0.0-rc.22) (2022-07-15)


### Features

* **assertions:** isCloseTo(expected, tolerance) ([bb0e935](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/bb0e935e197b195da598ccbec6c6cf7704dd875b))



# [3.0.0-rc.21](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.20...v3.0.0-rc.21) (2022-07-11)



# [3.0.0-rc.20](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.19...v3.0.0-rc.20) (2022-07-11)


### Features

* **core:** interactions to Wait.for and Wait.until are now browser-independent ([d115142](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/d1151427bed96c1ebd0d1dcc4159c6aeedc605de)), closes [#1035](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1035) [#1236](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1236)



# [3.0.0-rc.19](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.18...v3.0.0-rc.19) (2022-06-11)



# [3.0.0-rc.18](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.9...v3.0.0-rc.18) (2022-06-06)


### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** updated tiny-types ([f1951cf](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/f1951cf753df3807b5778d116f8e8bc3f24830a7))
* **deps:** updated tiny-types to 1.18.2 ([83a651c](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/83a651c4c2f3f8dbaabcdacba94c720efdff45dd))



# [3.0.0-rc.17](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.8...v3.0.0-rc.17) (2022-06-02)



# [3.0.0-rc.16](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.6...v3.0.0-rc.16) (2022-04-15)



# [3.0.0-rc.15](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.5...v3.0.0-rc.15) (2022-04-10)



# [3.0.0-rc.14](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.3...v3.0.0-rc.14) (2022-03-28)



# [3.0.0-rc.13](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.12...v3.0.0-rc.13) (2022-03-02)



# [3.0.0-rc.12](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.2...v3.0.0-rc.12) (2022-02-23)



# [3.0.0-rc.11](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.1...v3.0.0-rc.11) (2022-02-13)



# [3.0.0-rc.10](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.33.0...v3.0.0-rc.10) (2022-02-03)



# [3.0.0-rc.9](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.8...v3.0.0-rc.9) (2022-02-01)



# [3.0.0-rc.8](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.7...v3.0.0-rc.8) (2022-01-28)



# [3.0.0-rc.7](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.6...v3.0.0-rc.7) (2022-01-28)


### Features

* **assertions:** isPresent works with any Optional ([cea75dc](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/cea75dc1c728e45e06a87aaf9c1573a237334285)), closes [#1103](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1103)
* **core:** replaced `Adapter` with `QuestionAdapter` and introduced `Optional` ([8d84ad3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/8d84ad3863e3c726533d0f21934fb1e2fa8b3022)), closes [#1103](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1103)
* **core:** support for Optional chaining, expectation isPresent, refactored Expectations ([1841ee5](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/1841ee5fc48cfa403ddc53358f75764d9a010c21)), closes [#1099](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1099) [#1099](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1099) [#1103](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/1103)



# [3.0.0-rc.6](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.32.7...v3.0.0-rc.6) (2022-01-10)



# [3.0.0-rc.5](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.4...v3.0.0-rc.5) (2022-01-07)



# [3.0.0-rc.4](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.3...v3.0.0-rc.4) (2021-12-30)



# [3.0.0-rc.3](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.2...v3.0.0-rc.3) (2021-12-29)


### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** updated tiny-types to 1.17.0 ([3187051](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/3187051594158b4b450c82e851e417fd2ed21652))



# [3.0.0-rc.2](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.1...v3.0.0-rc.2) (2021-12-09)



# [3.0.0-rc.1](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v3.0.0-rc.0...v3.0.0-rc.1) (2021-12-09)



# [3.0.0-rc.0](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/compare/v2.32.5...v3.0.0-rc.0) (2021-12-08)


### Bug Fixes

* **core:** 3.0 RC ([469d54e](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/commit/469d54e4f81ef430566b93852e3174826f8ef672)), closes [#805](https://github.com/serenity-js/serenity-js/issues/805)


### BREAKING CHANGES

* **core:** Introduced @serenity-js/web - a shared library for Serenity/JS Web integration
modules such as @serenity-js/protractor and @serenity-js/webdriverio. Dropped support for Node 12.