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index 19533f9604fb6c..3867c05fddbe40 100644
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 			"engines": {
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba6b76d070e92d..974c1d9b977937 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 		"@octokit/rest": "16.26.0",
 		"@octokit/types": "6.34.0",
 		"@octokit/webhooks-types": "5.6.0",
-		"@playwright/test": "1.43.0",
+		"@playwright/test": "1.49.1",
 		"@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin": "0.5.11",
 		"@react-native/babel-preset": "0.73.10",
 		"@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.73.10",
diff --git a/packages/scripts/package.json b/packages/scripts/package.json
index b4e8f1a725cf70..c504c9ac594fac 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/scripts/package.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 		"webpack-dev-server": "^4.15.1"
 	},
 	"peerDependencies": {
-		"@playwright/test": "^1.43.0",
+		"@playwright/test": "^1.49.1",
 		"react": "^18.0.0",
 		"react-dom": "^18.0.0"
 	},
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/rich-text.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/rich-text.spec.js
index aa56639281b491..29b4fb3d589018 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/rich-text.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/rich-text.spec.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test.describe( 'RichText (@firefox, @webkit)', () => {
 		expect( count ).toBe( 1 );
 	} );
 
-	test( 'should return focus when pressing formatting button', async ( {
+	test( 'should return focus when pressing formatting button (-firefox)', async ( {
 		page,
 		editor,
 	} ) => {
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ test.describe( 'RichText (@firefox, @webkit)', () => {
 		] );
 	} );
 
-	test( 'should update internal selection after fresh focus', async ( {
+	test( 'should update internal selection after fresh focus (-firefox)', async ( {
 		page,
 		editor,
 		pageUtils,
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/navigation-editor.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/navigation-editor.spec.js
index 2813ceb13748a5..64a80e814d6298 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/navigation-editor.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/navigation-editor.spec.js
@@ -62,11 +62,9 @@ test.describe( 'Editing Navigation Menus', () => {
 			await expect( navBlockNode ).toBeVisible();
 
 			// The Navigation block description should contain the locked state information.
-			const navBlockNodeDescriptionId =
-				await navBlockNode.getAttribute( 'aria-describedby' );
-			await expect(
-				listView.locator( `id=${ navBlockNodeDescriptionId }` )
-			).toHaveText( /This block is locked./ );
+			await expect( navBlockNode ).toHaveAccessibleDescription(
+				/This block is locked./
+			);
 
 			// The block should have no options menu.
 			await expect(