diff --git a/.github/actions/install-cache-deps/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-cache-deps/action.yml
index 4857b651a..a5cc0809f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-cache-deps/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-cache-deps/action.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}
       id: playwright-version
-      run: echo 'PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION=$(cat package.json | jq -r '.dependencies.playwright' || 'latest')' >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo 'PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION=$(cat package.json | jq -r '.dependencies.["@playwright/test"]' || 'latest')' >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - uses: actions/cache@v4
       if: ${{ inputs.BROWSER_BINARIES }}
diff --git a/_ci/backstop/package.json b/_ci/backstop/package.json
index 497a5b1d0..c84081ebb 100644
--- a/_ci/backstop/package.json
+++ b/_ci/backstop/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "http-server": "^14.1.1",
     "patch-package": "^8.0.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.42.1",
     "pm2": "^5.3.1",
     "super-simple-web-server": "github:dgrebb/super-simple-web-server#0.0.2"
   },
diff --git a/_ci/backstop/pnpm-lock.yaml b/_ci/backstop/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 0ae140798..54892e957 100644
--- a/_ci/backstop/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/_ci/backstop/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ dependencies:
     specifier: github:dgrebb/super-simple-web-server#0.0.2
     version: github.com/dgrebb/super-simple-web-server/0959327559e888460db4d65d7f049c61ff3ce19b
 
+devDependencies:
+  '@playwright/test':
+    specifier: ^1.42.1
+    version: 1.42.1
+
 packages:
 
   /@babel/code-frame@7.23.5:
@@ -88,6 +93,14 @@ packages:
       uuid: 3.4.0
     dev: false
 
+  /@playwright/test@1.42.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Gq9rmS54mjBL/7/MvBaNOBwbfnh7beHvS6oS4srqXFcQHpQCV1+c8JXWE8VLPyRDhgS3H8x8A7hztqI9VnwrAQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=16'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dependencies:
+      playwright: 1.42.1
+    dev: true
+
   /@pm2/agent@2.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xkqqCoTf5VsciMqN0vb9jthW7olVAi4KRFNddCc7ZkeJZ3i8QwZANr4NSH2H5DvseRFHq7MiPspRY/EWAFWWTg==}
     dependencies:
@@ -1015,7 +1028,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: ^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0}
     os: [darwin]
     requiresBuild: true
-    dev: false
     optional: true
 
   /fsevents@2.3.3:
@@ -1800,6 +1812,12 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dev: false
 
+  /playwright-core@1.42.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-mxz6zclokgrke9p1vtdy/COWBH+eOZgYUVVU34C73M+4j4HLlQJHtfcqiqqxpP0o8HhMkflvfbquLX5dg6wlfA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=16'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dev: true
+
   /playwright@1.41.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-v0bOa6H2GJChDL8pAeLa/LZC4feoAMbSQm1/jF/ySsWWoaNItvrMP7GEkvEEFyCTUYKMxjQKaTSg5up7nR6/8A==}
     engines: {node: '>=16'}
@@ -1810,6 +1828,16 @@ packages:
       fsevents: 2.3.2
     dev: false
 
+  /playwright@1.42.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PgwB03s2DZBcNRoW+1w9E+VkLBxweib6KTXM0M3tkiT4jVxKSi6PmVJ591J+0u10LUrgxB7dLRbiJqO5s2QPMg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=16'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dependencies:
+      playwright-core: 1.42.1
+    optionalDependencies:
+      fsevents: 2.3.2
+    dev: true
+
   /pm2-axon-rpc@0.7.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FbLvW60w+vEyvMjP/xom2UPhUN/2bVpdtLfKJeYM3gwzYhoTEEChCOICfFzxkxuoEleOlnpjie+n1nue91bDQw==}
     engines: {node: '>=5'}