diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a8cb1e02ef..e0ce73d2f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.18.10",
         "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.18.6",
         "@electron/asar": "4.0.1",
-        "@playwright/test": "1.55.1",
+        "@playwright/test": "1.56.0",
         "@stylistic/eslint-plugin": "^5.0.0",
         "@types/auto-launch": "^5.0.1",
         "@types/counterpart": "^0.18.1",
diff --git a/playwright/Dockerfile b/playwright/Dockerfile
index 4250d42a9f..b17822e11c 100644
--- a/playwright/Dockerfile
+++ b/playwright/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.55.1-jammy@sha256:a012a91c32e36b3300514684c5bdb60c07f01464abd03380320179e5273427ab
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.56.0-jammy@sha256:0ff863c1700afc42fb0964275e64e4980d539d999303e37cdacb52e9b73af9e3
 
 WORKDIR /work/element-desktop
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3a442badf0..0bc72fbe8b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2002,12 +2002,12 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@pkgjs/parseargs/-/parseargs-0.11.0.tgz#a77ea742fab25775145434eb1d2328cf5013ac33"
   integrity sha512-+1VkjdD0QBLPodGrJUeqarH8VAIvQODIbwh9XpP5Syisf7YoQgsJKPNFoqqLQlu+VQ/tVSshMR6loPMn8U+dPg==
 
-"@playwright/test@1.55.1":
-  version "1.55.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@playwright/test/-/test-1.55.1.tgz#80f775d5f948cd3ef550fcc45ef99986d3ffb36c"
-  integrity sha512-IVAh/nOJaw6W9g+RJVlIQJ6gSiER+ae6mKQ5CX1bERzQgbC1VSeBlwdvczT7pxb0GWiyrxH4TGKbMfDb4Sq/ig==
+"@playwright/test@1.56.0":
+  version "1.56.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@playwright/test/-/test-1.56.0.tgz#891fe101bddf3eee3dd609e7a145f705dc0f3054"
+  integrity sha512-Tzh95Twig7hUwwNe381/K3PggZBZblKUe2wv25oIpzWLr6Z0m4KgV1ZVIjnR6GM9ANEqjZD7XsZEa6JL/7YEgg==
   dependencies:
-    playwright "1.55.1"
+    playwright "1.56.0"
 
 "@prisma/instrumentation@6.14.0":
   version "6.14.0"
@@ -6328,17 +6328,17 @@ pidtree@^0.6.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pidtree/-/pidtree-0.6.0.tgz#90ad7b6d42d5841e69e0a2419ef38f8883aa057c"
   integrity sha512-eG2dWTVw5bzqGRztnHExczNxt5VGsE6OwTeCG3fdUf9KBsZzO3R5OIIIzWR+iZA0NtZ+RDVdaoE2dK1cn6jH4g==
 
-playwright-core@1.55.1:
-  version "1.55.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.55.1.tgz#5d3bb1846bc4289d364ea1a9dcb33f14545802e9"
-  integrity sha512-Z6Mh9mkwX+zxSlHqdr5AOcJnfp+xUWLCt9uKV18fhzA8eyxUd8NUWzAjxUh55RZKSYwDGX0cfaySdhZJGMoJ+w==
+playwright-core@1.56.0:
+  version "1.56.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.56.0.tgz#14b40ea436551b0bcefe19c5bfb8d1804c83739c"
+  integrity sha512-1SXl7pMfemAMSDn5rkPeZljxOCYAmQnYLBTExuh6E8USHXGSX3dx6lYZN/xPpTz1vimXmPA9CDnILvmJaB8aSQ==
 
-playwright@1.55.1:
-  version "1.55.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.55.1.tgz#8a9954e9e61ed1ab479212af9be336888f8b3f0e"
-  integrity sha512-cJW4Xd/G3v5ovXtJJ52MAOclqeac9S/aGGgRzLabuF8TnIb6xHvMzKIa6JmrRzUkeXJgfL1MhukP0NK6l39h3A==
+playwright@1.56.0:
+  version "1.56.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.56.0.tgz#71c533c61da33e95812f8c6fa53960e073548d9a"
+  integrity sha512-X5Q1b8lOdWIE4KAoHpW3SE8HvUB+ZZsUoN64ZhjnN8dOb1UpujxBtENGiZFE+9F/yhzJwYa+ca3u43FeLbboHA==
   dependencies:
-    playwright-core "1.55.1"
+    playwright-core "1.56.0"
   optionalDependencies:
     fsevents "2.3.2"