Module API results.osVersion contains only Linux distribution without release version

[MikeMcC399]

Current behavior

When running on Linux, the Cypress Module API results.osVersion contains only the name of the Linux distribution, e.g.

• Debian -
• Fedora -
• Ubuntu -

The Linux release version e.g. 24.04 is missing from results.osVersion when run under Cypress 11.0.0 and above. This issue is a regression compared to Cypress 10.11.0.

Desired behavior

When running on Linux, the Cypress Module API results.osVersion should contain both the Linux distribution name and release version, e.g. Ubuntu - 24.04. This is how it worked in Cypress 10.11.0.

cypress info displays both the Linux distribution name and release version,e.g. Ubuntu - 24.04 as in the following output:

Cypress Version: 13.15.1 (stable)
System Platform: linux (Ubuntu - 24.04)
System Memory: 8.28 GB free 6.61 GB

Test code to reproduce

On Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS, Node.js v22.11.0 LTS, execute:

git clone --branch module-api-osversion https://github.com/MikeMcC399/cypress-test-tiny
cd cypress-test-tiny
npm ci
npm test

Cypress Version

First reported on version: 13.15.1
Reproducible also on 13.16.1

Node version

v22.12.0 LTS

Operating System

Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

Debug Logs

Preparation as in "Test code to reproduce" above, then execute:

npm run test:debug

excerpt only:

cypressVersion: '13.15.1', endedTestsAt: 2024-11-03T12:51:59.448Z, osName: 'linux', osVersion: 'Ubuntu - '

Other

See cli/types/cypress-npm-api.d.ts

cypress/cli/types/cypress-npm-api.d.ts

Lines 271 to 294 in b8a5280

	interface CypressRunResult {
	browserName: string
	browserPath: string
	browserVersion: string
	config: PublicConfig
	cypressVersion: string
	endedTestsAt: dateTimeISO
	osName: string
	osVersion: string
	runs: RunResult[]
	/**
	* If Cypress test run was recorded, full url will be provided.
	* @see https://on.cypress.io/cloud-introduction
	*/
	runUrl?: string
	startedTestsAt: dateTimeISO
	totalDuration: number
	totalFailed: number
	totalPassed: number
	totalPending: number
	totalSkipped: number
	totalSuites: number
	totalTests: number
	}

[jennifer-shehane]

Yah I ran across this issue one day. I feel like the issue was much higher in our code somewhere....and now I can't remember where.

[MikeMcC399]

@jennifer-shehane

Yah I ran across this issue one day. I feel like the issue was much higher in our code somewhere....and now I can't remember where.

It seems like the data is getting lost somewhere. I wasn't able to find the root cause myself.

[MikeMcC399]

This issue also affects how the operating system is shown in Cypress Cloud, Run Properties, where the release version is also missing: