diff --git a/ui-tests/package.json b/ui-tests/package.json
index ff3308f..512c02b 100644
--- a/ui-tests/package.json
+++ b/ui-tests/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "test:update": "jlpm playwright test --update-snapshots"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@jupyterlab/galata": "^5.0.5",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.37.0"
+    "@jupyterlab/galata": "^5.0.6",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.38.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui-tests/tests/search.spec.ts b/ui-tests/tests/search.spec.ts
index d23cce3..812f3e1 100644
--- a/ui-tests/tests/search.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/tests/search.spec.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ test('should get 5 matches', async ({ page, tmpPath }) => {
   );
 
   // Check the match is selected in the editor
-  await expect(page.locator('::selection')).toHaveText(
+  await page.getByLabel('conftest.py').getByRole('textbox').waitFor();
+  expect(await page.evaluate(() => `${window.getSelection()}`)).toEqual(
     'strange'
   );
 });
diff --git a/ui-tests/yarn.lock b/ui-tests/yarn.lock
index d73c28b..17aaf7e 100644
--- a/ui-tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/ui-tests/yarn.lock
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@jupyterlab/galata@npm:^5.0.5":
+"@jupyterlab/galata@npm:^5.0.6":
   version: 5.0.6
   resolution: "@jupyterlab/galata@npm:5.0.6"
   dependencies:
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@playwright/test@npm:^1.32.2, @playwright/test@npm:^1.37.0":
+"@playwright/test@npm:^1.32.2, @playwright/test@npm:^1.38.1":
   version: 1.38.1
   resolution: "@playwright/test@npm:1.38.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -2779,8 +2779,8 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "jupyterlab-search-replace-ui-tests@workspace:."
   dependencies:
-    "@jupyterlab/galata": ^5.0.5
-    "@playwright/test": ^1.37.0
+    "@jupyterlab/galata": ^5.0.6
+    "@playwright/test": ^1.38.1
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft