diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 71394b1137ea63..da6b0f9de6db85 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@
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 		"@automattic/calypso-eslint-overrides": "workspace:^",
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-		"@playwright/browser-firefox": "1.41.2",
-		"@playwright/browser-webkit": "1.41.2",
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+		"@playwright/browser-firefox": "1.49.1",
+		"@playwright/browser-webkit": "1.49.1",
 		"copy-webpack-plugin": "^10.2.4",
 		"electron": "26.2.4",
 		"electron-builder": "23.0.3",
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 		"jest": "^29.7.0",
 		"lodash": "^4.17.21",
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 		"react-dom": "^18.3.1",
diff --git a/packages/calypso-e2e/package.json b/packages/calypso-e2e/package.json
index c43f1d18a08097..7b030f11746d7d 100644
--- a/packages/calypso-e2e/package.json
+++ b/packages/calypso-e2e/package.json
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
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-		"@playwright/browser-firefox": "1.41.2",
-		"@playwright/browser-webkit": "1.41.2",
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 		"@types/totp-generator": "^0.0.3",
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 		"jest-docblock": "^29.7.0",
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diff --git a/packages/calypso-e2e/src/element-helper.ts b/packages/calypso-e2e/src/element-helper.ts
index 98565663edccdb..1b60e744413abb 100644
--- a/packages/calypso-e2e/src/element-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/calypso-e2e/src/element-helper.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export async function waitForMutations(
 		observe?: MutationObserverInit;
 	}
 ): Promise< void > {
-	const timeout = options?.timeout || 20000;
+	const timeout = options?.timeout || 10000;
 	const debounce = options?.debounce || 1000;
 	const observe = options?.observe || { attributes: true, subtree: true, childList: true };
 	const target = await page.waitForSelector( selector );
diff --git a/test/e2e/package.json b/test/e2e/package.json
index f6cc8ae0e91a46..2be9a110a3df8e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/package.json
+++ b/test/e2e/package.json
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 		"@automattic/languages": "workspace:^",
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-		"@playwright/browser-firefox": "1.41.2",
-		"@playwright/browser-webkit": "1.41.2",
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+		"@playwright/browser-firefox": "1.49.1",
+		"@playwright/browser-webkit": "1.49.1",
 		"@types/archiver": "^5.3.1",
 		"archiver": "^5.3.0",
 		"asana-phrase": "^0.0.8",
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 		"node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
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index 92ff9b4d66f6a1..2cddf894e8c114 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
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+    "@playwright/browser-webkit": "npm:1.49.1"
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-    playwright: "npm:1.41.2"
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