diff --git a/core/Dockerfile b/core/Dockerfile
index 901fdf2e05..09171eefb3 100644
--- a/core/Dockerfile
+++ b/core/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.45.0
 
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 WORKDIR /ionic
diff --git a/core/package-lock.json b/core/package-lock.json
index 352ca47d32..ba5d1a35d3 100644
--- a/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/core/package-lock.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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+        "playwright": "1.45.0"
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       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
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@@ -8259,33 +8259,33 @@
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+        "playwright-core": "1.45.0"
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         "playwright": "cli.js"
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+        "node": ">=18"
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@@ -11508,12 +11508,12 @@
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       "dev": true,
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+        "playwright": "1.45.0"
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@@ -16232,19 +16232,19 @@
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diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index 282ea4ba6c..d7297d856d 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
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     "@ionic/prettier-config": "^2.0.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.44.1",
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