diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7a7162f6..022c61946 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 		"@guardian/libs": "19.2.2",
 		"@guardian/prettier": "8.0.1",
 		"@guardian/source": "8.0.1",
-		"@playwright/test": "1.49.1",
+		"@playwright/test": "1.50.1",
 		"@types/googletag": "~3.2.0",
 		"@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
 		"@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.12",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d507c7dd7..94db44d86 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 8.0.1
         version: 8.0.1(tslib@2.8.1)(typescript@5.5.4)
       '@playwright/test':
-        specifier: 1.49.1
-        version: 1.49.1
+        specifier: 1.50.1
+        version: 1.50.1
       '@types/googletag':
         specifier: ~3.2.0
         version: 3.2.0
@@ -1221,8 +1221,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-cq8o4cWH0ibXh9VGi5P20Tu9XF/0fFXl9EUinr9QfTM7a7p0oTA4iJRCQWppXR1Pg8dSM0UCItCkPwsk9qWWYA==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.18.0 || >=16.0.0}
 
-  '@playwright/test@1.49.1':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ky+BVzPz8pL6PQxHqNRW1k3mIyv933LML7HktS8uik0bUXNCdPhoS/kLihiO1tMf/egaJb4IutXd7UywvXEW+g==}
+  '@playwright/test@1.50.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Jii3aBg+CEDpgnuDxEp/h7BimHcUTDlpEtce89xEumlJ5ef2hqepZ+PWp1DDpYC/VO9fmWVI1IlEaoI5fK9FXQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -4150,13 +4150,13 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ie9z/WINcxxLp27BKOCHGde4ITq9UklYKDzVo1nhk5sqGEXU3FpkwP5GM2voTGJkGd9B3Otl+Q4uwSOeSUtOBA==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.16'}
 
-  playwright-core@1.49.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-BzmpVcs4kE2CH15rWfzpjzVGhWERJfmnXmniSyKeRZUs9Ws65m+RGIi7mjJK/euCegfn3i7jvqWeWyHe9y3Vgg==}
+  playwright-core@1.50.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ra9fsNWayuYumt+NiM069M6OkcRb1FZSK8bgi66AtpFoWkg2+y0bJSNmkFrWhMbEBbVKC/EruAHH3g0zmtwGmQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  playwright@1.49.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VYL8zLoNTBxVOrJBbDuRgDWa3i+mfQgDTrL8Ah9QXZ7ax4Dsj0MSq5bYgytRnDVVe+njoKnfsYkH3HzqVj5UZA==}
+  playwright@1.50.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-G8rwsOQJ63XG6BbKj2w5rHeavFjy5zynBA9zsJMMtBoe/Uf757oG12NXz6e6OirF7RCrTVAKFXbLmn1RbL7Qaw==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -6660,9 +6660,9 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@pkgr/core@0.1.1': {}
 
-  '@playwright/test@1.49.1':
+  '@playwright/test@1.50.1':
     dependencies:
-      playwright: 1.49.1
+      playwright: 1.50.1
 
   '@polka/url@1.0.0-next.25': {}
 
@@ -9898,11 +9898,11 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       find-up: 6.3.0
 
-  playwright-core@1.49.1: {}
+  playwright-core@1.50.1: {}
 
-  playwright@1.49.1:
+  playwright@1.50.1:
     dependencies:
-      playwright-core: 1.49.1
+      playwright-core: 1.50.1
     optionalDependencies:
       fsevents: 2.3.2