diff --git a/contrib/playwright/docker-compose.yml b/contrib/playwright/docker-compose.yml
index e4f5535bd4..7d12b7d14a 100644
--- a/contrib/playwright/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/contrib/playwright/docker-compose.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
 
   ui-test:
-    image: "mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:${PLAYWRIGHT_TAG:-v1.44.1}"
+    image: "mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:${PLAYWRIGHT_TAG:-v1.48.1}"
     depends_on:
       # Starts the proxy and all other services
       proxy:
diff --git a/src/frontend/package.json b/src/frontend/package.json
index 2723ab0535..d052a7c892 100755
--- a/src/frontend/package.json
+++ b/src/frontend/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "email": "sysadmin@hotosm.org"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "1.44.1",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.48.1",
     "@types/node": "^22.0.2",
     "@types/react": "npm:types-react@rc",
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:types-react-dom@rc",
diff --git a/src/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml b/src/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5137b5ae78..41c6f6bb13 100644
--- a/src/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/src/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ importers:
         version: 10.0.0
     devDependencies:
       '@playwright/test':
-        specifier: 1.44.1
-        version: 1.44.1
+        specifier: 1.48.1
+        version: 1.48.1
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.0.2
         version: 22.0.2
@@ -1306,9 +1306,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-cq8o4cWH0ibXh9VGi5P20Tu9XF/0fFXl9EUinr9QfTM7a7p0oTA4iJRCQWppXR1Pg8dSM0UCItCkPwsk9qWWYA==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.18.0 || >=16.0.0}
 
-  '@playwright/test@1.44.1':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1hZ4TNvD5z9VuhNJ/walIjvMVvYkZKf71axoF/uiAqpntQJXpG64dlXhoDXE3OczPuTuvjf/M5KWFg5VAVUS3Q==}
-    engines: {node: '>=16'}
+  '@playwright/test@1.48.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-s9RtWoxkOLmRJdw3oFvhFbs9OJS0BzrLUc8Hf6l2UdCNd1rqeEyD4BhCJkvzeEoD1FsK4mirsWwGerhVmYKtZg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
     hasBin: true
 
   '@popperjs/core@2.11.8':
@@ -3663,14 +3663,14 @@ packages:
   pkg-types@1.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-nN7pYi0AQqJnoLPC9eHFQ8AcyaixBUOwvqc5TDnIKCMEE6I0y8P7OKA7fPexsXGCGxQDl/cmrLAp26LhcwxZ4A==}
 
-  playwright-core@1.44.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-wh0JWtYTrhv1+OSsLPgFzGzt67Y7BE/ZS3jEqgGBlp2ppp1ZDj8c+9IARNW4dwf1poq5MgHreEM2KV/GuR4cFA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=16'}
+  playwright-core@1.48.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Yw/t4VAFX/bBr1OzwCuOMZkY1Cnb4z/doAFSwf4huqAGWmf9eMNjmK7NiOljCdLmxeRYcGPPmcDgU0zOlzP0YA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  playwright@1.44.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qr/0UJ5CFAtloI3avF95Y0L1xQo6r3LQArLIg/z/PoGJ6xa+EwzrwO5lpNr/09STxdHuUoP2mvuELJS+hLdtgg==}
-    engines: {node: '>=16'}
+  playwright@1.48.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-j8CiHW/V6HxmbntOfyB4+T/uk08tBy6ph0MpBXwuoofkSnLmlfdYNNkFTYD6ofzzlSqLA1fwH4vwvVFvJgLN0w==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
     hasBin: true
 
   pmtiles@3.0.6:
@@ -5906,9 +5906,9 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@pkgr/core@0.1.1': {}
 
-  '@playwright/test@1.44.1':
+  '@playwright/test@1.48.1':
     dependencies:
-      playwright: 1.44.1
+      playwright: 1.48.1
 
   '@popperjs/core@2.11.8': {}
 
@@ -8528,11 +8528,11 @@ snapshots:
       mlly: 1.4.2
       pathe: 1.1.1
 
-  playwright-core@1.44.1: {}
+  playwright-core@1.48.1: {}
 
-  playwright@1.44.1:
+  playwright@1.48.1:
     dependencies:
-      playwright-core: 1.44.1
+      playwright-core: 1.48.1
     optionalDependencies:
       fsevents: 2.3.2