diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 508f05f0fb..a41d14e659 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4934,29 +4934,29 @@
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+        "playwright-core": "1.45.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.44.1.tgz",
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+        "playwright": "1.45.0"
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         "playwright": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
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     },
     "node_modules/@protobufjs/aspromise": {
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+        "playwright-core": "1.45.0"
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         "playwright": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
         "fsevents": "2.3.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright-core": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.44.1.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.45.0.tgz",
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       "bin": {
         "playwright-core": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
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     },
     "node_modules/pluralize": {
@@ -23073,10 +23073,10 @@
       "version": "1.13.0",
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@playwright/browser-chromium": "1.44.1",
-        "@playwright/test": "1.44.1",
+        "@playwright/browser-chromium": "1.45.0",
+        "@playwright/test": "1.45.0",
         "debug": "^4.3.2",
-        "playwright": "1.44.1"
+        "playwright": "1.45.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "tap": "^19.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/artillery-engine-playwright/Dockerfile b/packages/artillery-engine-playwright/Dockerfile
index 83a72674e1..fdb3ad7fc9 100644
--- a/packages/artillery-engine-playwright/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/artillery-engine-playwright/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.44.1
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.45.0
 LABEL maintainer="team@artillery.io"
 
 RUN npm install -g artillery \
diff --git a/packages/artillery-engine-playwright/package.json b/packages/artillery-engine-playwright/package.json
index 0d6c7fa762..22573ecd02 100644
--- a/packages/artillery-engine-playwright/package.json
+++ b/packages/artillery-engine-playwright/package.json
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@playwright/browser-chromium": "1.44.1",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.44.1",
+    "@playwright/browser-chromium": "1.45.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.45.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.2",
-    "playwright": "1.44.1"
+    "playwright": "1.45.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "tap": "^19.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/worker/Dockerfile b/packages/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/worker/Dockerfile
index 5546340617..53a2c19225 100644
--- a/packages/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/worker/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/worker/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # NOTE: Version we use here needs to be kept consistent with that in
 # artillery-engine-playwright.
 # ********************************
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.44.1
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.45.0
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive