[🐛 Bug]: Compile error after updating to 4.44 (C#)

[hagaygo]

Description

My C# solution is working fine using Selenium.WebDriver 4.43 Nuget package.

Reproducible Code

After trying to update to 4.44 i get the following error :

The type 'IWebDriver' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'WebDriver, Version=3.10.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.

Going back to 4.43 fixes the issue.

What version of Selenium are you currently using?

4.44

The following statements are true

• This applies to the most recent version of Selenium (we can't fix old versions)
• This hasn't already been reported (I searched and didn't find it)
• All information necessary to reproduce the issue has been provided above

Did this work for you before?

Not sure, this is my first time trying it

If yes, what version of Selenium did it work with?

4.43

Operating System

Windows

Selenium Language Binding

C#/.NET

Which browsers are you experiencing the issue with?

Chrome

Are you using Selenium Grid?

No

[selenium-ci]

@hagaygo, thank you for creating this issue. We will troubleshoot it as soon as we can.

Selenium Triage Team: remember to follow the Triage Guide

[diemol]

@nvborisenko

[nvborisenko]

@hagaygo transitive dependencies should be upgraded as well - https://www.selenium.dev/blog/2026/dotnet-strong-name-signing. If you use Appium, they should just ship new version (appium/dotnet-client#1053).

[hagaygo]

Thanks for the quick response and your help.

We do use another nuget package that depends on selenium

So i understand we either have to wait for updated version for it or stop using it.

[nvborisenko]

Duplicate of #17456, details: #17456 (comment)