diff --git a/.claude/skills/running-vrts/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/running-vrts/SKILL.md
index 16aadf288a..8d29c1a4f6 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/running-vrts/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/running-vrts/SKILL.md
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ Run all yarn commands from the repo root.
 
    ```sh
    docker run --rm --network host -v "$(pwd)":/work/ -w /work/ \
-     mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy /bin/bash -c \
+     mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy /bin/bash -c \
      "E2E_START_URL=https://<HOST>:3001 yarn vrt --update-snapshots -g '<test name>' <file>.test.ts"
    ```
 
    Pin the image tag to the repo's Playwright version (`@playwright/test` in
-   `packages/desktop-client/package.json` — currently 1.59.1 →
-   `v1.59.1-jammy`). The equivalent user-facing wrapper is
+   `packages/desktop-client/package.json` — currently 1.61.1 →
+   `v1.61.1-jammy`). The equivalent user-facing wrapper is
    `yarn vrt:docker --e2e-start-url https://<HOST>:3001 --update-snapshots`.
 
 4. **Always scope `--update-snapshots`** with `-g`/file args to the new or
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-browser-test.yml b/.github/workflows/api-browser-test.yml
index 2f050bb43e..bda66744b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-browser-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-browser-test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     name: API browser e2e
     runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
     container:
-      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy
+      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 8b87f0964e..fd3b3f9938 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         shard: [1, 2, 3]
     container:
-      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy
+      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy
     env:
       E2E_USE_BUILD: '1'
     steps:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write # Authenticate to Depot via GitHub OIDC for test reporting
     container:
-      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy
+      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         shard: [1, 2, 3]
     container:
-      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy
+      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy
     env:
       E2E_USE_BUILD: '1'
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vrt-update-generate.yml b/.github/workflows/vrt-update-generate.yml
index 4ae8335f9a..b9d20489a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vrt-update-generate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vrt-update-generate.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         shard: [1, 2, 3]
     container:
-      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy
+      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy
     env:
       E2E_USE_BUILD: '1'
     steps:
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
     needs: get-pr
     container:
-      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy
+      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
diff --git a/bin/run-vrt b/bin/run-vrt
index 03e42806b4..29230d335e 100755
--- a/bin/run-vrt
+++ b/bin/run-vrt
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ echo "Running VRT tests with the following parameters:"
 echo "E2E_START_URL: $E2E_START_URL"
 echo "VRT_ARGS: $VRT_ARGS"
 
-MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 docker run --rm --network host -v "$(pwd)":/work/ -w /work/ -it mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy /bin/bash \
+MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 docker run --rm --network host -v "$(pwd)":/work/ -w /work/ -it mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy /bin/bash \
   -c "E2E_START_URL=$E2E_START_URL yarn vrt $VRT_ARGS"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5086204989..ee814d4bf6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@
     "node": ">=22.18.0",
     "yarn": "^4.9.1"
   },
-  "packageManager": "yarn@4.13.0"
+  "packageManager": "yarn@4.17.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 45043bd7e4..92849f777c 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@actual-app/vite-plugin-peggy": "workspace:*",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.59.1",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.61.1",
     "@typescript/native-preview": "beta",
     "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^7.0.1",
     "typescript-strict-plugin": "^2.4.4",
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/README.md b/packages/desktop-client/README.md
index ac7abfd9be..63fced5380 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/README.md
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/README.md
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ Run manually:
 
 ```sh
 # Run docker container
-docker run --rm --network host -v $(pwd):/work/ -w /work/ -it mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy /bin/bash
+docker run --rm --network host -v $(pwd):/work/ -w /work/ -it mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy /bin/bash
 
     # If you receive an error such as "docker: invalid reference format", please instead use the following command:
-    docker run --rm --network host -v ${pwd}:/work/ -w /work/ -it mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy /bin/bash
+    docker run --rm --network host -v ${pwd}:/work/ -w /work/ -it mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-jammy /bin/bash
 
 # Once inside the docker container, run the VRT tests: important - they MUST be ran against a HTTPS server.
 # Use the ip and port noted earlier
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/package.json b/packages/desktop-client/package.json
index b7d8d89d54..126284d2eb 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/package.json
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     "@fontsource/redacted-script": "^5.2.8",
     "@internationalized/date": "^3.12.2",
     "@lezer/highlight": "^1.2.3",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.59.1",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.61.1",
     "@react-aria/interactions": "^3.28.1",
     "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^2.12.0",
     "@rolldown/plugin-babel": "~0.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/package.json b/packages/desktop-electron/package.json
index d228834d39..6e22b1b42f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "@actual-app/core": "workspace:*",
     "@actual-app/web": "workspace:*",
     "@electron/rebuild": "^4.0.3",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.59.1",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.61.1",
     "@types/copyfiles": "^2",
     "@typescript/native-preview": "beta",
     "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/deps-playwright.md b/upcoming-release-notes/deps-playwright.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f867bff53d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/deps-playwright.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [matt-fidd]
+---
+
+Bump playwright
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3210555ef0..4f342f5585 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@actual-app/core": "workspace:*"
     "@actual-app/crdt": "workspace:*"
     "@actual-app/vite-plugin-peggy": "workspace:*"
-    "@playwright/test": "npm:1.59.1"
+    "@playwright/test": "npm:1.61.1"
     "@typescript/native-preview": "npm:beta"
     better-sqlite3: "npm:^12.10.0"
     compare-versions: "npm:^6.1.1"
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@fontsource/redacted-script": "npm:^5.2.8"
     "@internationalized/date": "npm:^3.12.2"
     "@lezer/highlight": "npm:^1.2.3"
-    "@playwright/test": "npm:1.59.1"
+    "@playwright/test": "npm:1.61.1"
     "@react-aria/interactions": "npm:^3.28.1"
     "@reduxjs/toolkit": "npm:^2.12.0"
     "@rolldown/plugin-babel": "npm:~0.2.3"
@@ -7021,14 +7021,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@playwright/test@npm:1.59.1":
-  version: 1.59.1
-  resolution: "@playwright/test@npm:1.59.1"
+"@playwright/test@npm:1.61.1":
+  version: 1.61.1
+  resolution: "@playwright/test@npm:1.61.1"
   dependencies:
-    playwright: "npm:1.59.1"
+    playwright: "npm:1.61.1"
   bin:
     playwright: cli.js
-  checksum: 10/27a894c4d4216b51cddc96e18fd0638a9e2e0a3f0b7ee32a56121fb61df395ec43529f5dcdca32578af8a34a04722ee3767f99f0ae4d39fa8edceda89a96014c
+  checksum: 10/08915357031e1bc273a19bb428fb7e51031ca44f25750832e389bcd69c399f6a243f5f832e7832d46153b57b1305f1f5f5dd63f3a3261f928f61e464c6b3c64e
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -14148,7 +14148,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@actual-app/sync-server": "workspace:*"
     "@actual-app/web": "workspace:*"
     "@electron/rebuild": "npm:^4.0.3"
-    "@playwright/test": "npm:1.59.1"
+    "@playwright/test": "npm:1.61.1"
     "@types/copyfiles": "npm:^2"
     "@typescript/native-preview": "npm:beta"
     better-sqlite3: "npm:^12.10.0"
@@ -22669,27 +22669,27 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"playwright-core@npm:1.59.1":
-  version: 1.59.1
-  resolution: "playwright-core@npm:1.59.1"
+"playwright-core@npm:1.61.1":
+  version: 1.61.1
+  resolution: "playwright-core@npm:1.61.1"
   bin:
     playwright-core: cli.js
-  checksum: 10/d27857a6701587c2a9bfa26fed9a5d8c617a392299b99b187f2ddc198d012a1e296449806bc907220debea938152677e8b4d91d304ed00645f762f778de3abec
+  checksum: 10/b0e7b1d4de7ca6c1a57eb88f1709609a8b7637092f149e703d84d6c8e01835992ec5ca26b86f1a32fb5f5bc1aad042c3ae27311e131b3dda8a27824a543eb3c7
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"playwright@npm:1.59.1":
-  version: 1.59.1
-  resolution: "playwright@npm:1.59.1"
+"playwright@npm:1.61.1":
+  version: 1.61.1
+  resolution: "playwright@npm:1.61.1"
   dependencies:
     fsevents: "npm:2.3.2"
-    playwright-core: "npm:1.59.1"
+    playwright-core: "npm:1.61.1"
   dependenciesMeta:
     fsevents:
       optional: true
   bin:
     playwright: cli.js
-  checksum: 10/17b2df42effa362adc6aa3192b625bd80f26b91a0c253a2375ac89ace68407b746dd87b4081629c50c58c3cb031c5b837a32fef43a3c98c60ea504e0b001e5fa
+  checksum: 10/0cd1a8a7e106202e785450763973bf326d4aa112ed195bbd78b17af43dcfd12e29bc8204ae61c88f748dd0f2bdf69a7827bc3bbf8c1ec4c71b8e35586e05f13c
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard