Appium compatibility issue: Need appium version that is compatible with Selenium 4.18.1

Do I have the most recent component updates?

• I use the most recent available driver/plugin and server versions

Is the component officially supported by the Appium team?

• I have verified the component repository is present under the Appium organization in GitHub

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

Selenium 4.18.1 does not work with Appium 8.5.1 (tried with all Appium versions above till 9.2.2 latest) or any versions below. Test execution fails

Previous version Selenium 4.13.0 works fine with Appium 8.5.1, upgrading Selenium to next level doesn't work with any of Appium versions.

Is there a compatible version of Appium that works with 4.18.1, or there are any alternative versions of appium that can be used ?

Expected Behavior

Selenium 4.18.1 required a suitable Appium version that's compatible

Minimal Reproducible Example

<maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
<maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
<selenium.version>4.18.1</selenium.version>
<appium.version>9.2.0</appium.version>
<testng.version>7.7.0</testng.version>
<jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>

Environment

• Operating system: Windows10
• Appium server version (output of appium --version): 9.2.0
• Selenium version: 4.18.1
• Appium driver(s) and their version(s):
• Appium plugin(s) and their version(s):
• Node.js version (output of node --version):
• npm version (output of npm --version):
• Last component(s) version which did not exhibit the problem:
• Platform and version under test:
• Real device or emulator/simulator:

Link to Appium Logs

No response

Further Information

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Start by reproducing the Maven setup with Selenium 4.18.1, Appium 9.2.0, Java 17, and TestNG 7.7.0 on Windows 10. Capture the missing failure details and compare the working Selenium 4.13.0 setup; done would require identifying and documenting a compatible dependency combination or a confirmed incompatibility.