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title: "| Grafana k6 documentation"
description: "k6 v1.8.3 is here! This patch release includes: A browser fix for clicking a missing element handle Security updates for golang.org/x/net and github.com/klauspost/compress Updates to the JavaScript runtime and other dependencies Security updates #6667 Updates golang.org/x/net to v0.62.0 and github.com/klauspost/compress to v1.20.4 to address known vulnerabilities. Bug fixes #6617 Fixes a browser panic when click() is called on a missing element handle. The call now throws a catchable TypeError. Maintenance and internal improvements #6650 Updates Sobek and regexp2, and refreshes JavaScript compatibility and TC39 test expectations. #6648 Updates github.com/andybalholm/brotli to v1.2.8. #6600 Updates github.com/grafana/k6provider to v0.5.1. #6601 Updates golang.org/x/crypto, x/sync, x/sys, x/term, x/text, and x/time. #6653 Adjusts leak checks for Go tip on Windows. #6649 Updates the v1.x lint and CI workflows."
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

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Open source

k6 `v1.8.3` is here! This patch release includes:

- A browser fix for clicking a missing element handle
- Security updates for `golang.org/x/net` and `github.com/klauspost/compress`
- Updates to the JavaScript runtime and other dependencies

## Security updates

- [#6667](https://github.com/grafana/k6/pull/6667) Updates `golang.org/x/net` to `v0.62.0` and `github.com/klauspost/compress` to `v1.20.4` to address known vulnerabilities.

## Bug fixes

- [#6617](https://github.com/grafana/k6/pull/6617) Fixes a browser panic when `click()` is called on a missing element handle. The call now throws a catchable `TypeError`.

## Maintenance and internal improvements

- [#6650](https://github.com/grafana/k6/pull/6650) Updates Sobek and `regexp2`, and refreshes JavaScript compatibility and TC39 test expectations.
- [#6648](https://github.com/grafana/k6/pull/6648) Updates `github.com/andybalholm/brotli` to `v1.2.8`.
- [#6600](https://github.com/grafana/k6/pull/6600) Updates `github.com/grafana/k6provider` to `v0.5.1`.
- [#6601](https://github.com/grafana/k6/pull/6601) Updates `golang.org/x/crypto`, `x/sync`, `x/sys`, `x/term`, `x/text`, and `x/time`.
- [#6653](https://github.com/grafana/k6/pull/6653) Adjusts leak checks for Go tip on Windows.
- [#6649](https://github.com/grafana/k6/pull/6649) Updates the `v1.x` lint and CI workflows.