diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-playwright.yml
index 72a458c07..d85aea519 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-playwright.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       # runner image rotated and dropped its pre-baked browser.
       # Pinned by digest as well as tag so a mutated/republished :v1.60.0-noble
       # tag cannot silently change the image we pull and run.
-      PLAYWRIGHT_IMAGE: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.60.0-noble@sha256:9bd26ad900bb5e0f4dee75839e957a89ae89c2b7ab1e76050e559790e946b948
+      PLAYWRIGHT_IMAGE: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-noble@sha256:5b8f294aff9041b7191c34a4bab3ac270157a28774d4b0660e9743297b697e48
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
diff --git a/e2e/package-lock.json b/e2e/package-lock.json
index a58c656c6..4689376bf 100644
--- a/e2e/package-lock.json
+++ b/e2e/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@dotenvx/dotenvx": "1.57.1",
-        "@playwright/test": "1.60.0",
+        "@playwright/test": "1.61.1",
         "artillery": "2.0.32",
         "lodash": "4.18.1"
       },
@@ -2736,13 +2736,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
-      "version": "1.60.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.60.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-O71yZIbAh/PxDMNGns37GHBIfrVkEVyn+AXyIa5dOTfb4/xNvRWV+Vv/NMbNCtODB/pO7vLlF2OTmMVLhmr7Ag==",
+      "version": "1.61.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.61.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8nKv6+0RJSL9FE4jYOEGXnPeM/Hg12qZpmqzZjRh3qM0Y7c3z1mrOTfFLids72RDQYVh9WpLEfR5WdpNX4fkig==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright": "1.60.0"
+        "playwright": "1.61.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -2751,6 +2751,53 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/test/node_modules/fsevents": {
+      "version": "2.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/test/node_modules/playwright": {
+      "version": "1.61.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.61.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DWnY5o3YbLWK4GovuAVwpqL+1VwGNdUGrRr++8j8PtQQzvAVZUIMjKQ90fY689sEJZJBbZVw1rXaOKSTitkzPQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright-core": "1.61.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "fsevents": "2.3.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/test/node_modules/playwright-core": {
+      "version": "1.61.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.61.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-h7Qlt6m4REp25qvIdvbDtVmD4LqVXfpRxhORv9L0jzETM05p4fuPJ3dKyuSXQxDSbXnmS79HAgi9589lGSpLkg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright-core": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@protobufjs/aspromise": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@protobufjs/aspromise/-/aspromise-1.1.2.tgz",
@@ -3321,6 +3368,22 @@
         "playwright": "1.60.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/artillery-engine-playwright/node_modules/@playwright/test": {
+      "version": "1.60.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.60.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-O71yZIbAh/PxDMNGns37GHBIfrVkEVyn+AXyIa5dOTfb4/xNvRWV+Vv/NMbNCtODB/pO7vLlF2OTmMVLhmr7Ag==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright": "1.60.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/artillery-plugin-apdex": {
       "version": "1.23.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/artillery-plugin-apdex/-/artillery-plugin-apdex-1.23.0.tgz",
diff --git a/e2e/package.json b/e2e/package.json
index 8a559b650..3aad1529a 100644
--- a/e2e/package.json
+++ b/e2e/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@dotenvx/dotenvx": "1.57.1",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.60.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.61.1",
     "artillery": "2.0.32",
     "lodash": "4.18.1"
   },