diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/loader-suites/loader/noOnLoad/sdkLoadedInMeanwhile/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/loader-suites/loader/noOnLoad/sdkLoadedInMeanwhile/test.ts
index 844b5f1d7169..132281668fda 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/loader-suites/loader/noOnLoad/sdkLoadedInMeanwhile/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/loader-suites/loader/noOnLoad/sdkLoadedInMeanwhile/test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ sentryTest('it does not download the SDK if the SDK was loaded in the meanwhile'
   let cdnLoadedCount = 0;
   let sentryEventCount = 0;
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     sentryEventCount++;
 
     return route.fulfill({
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/package.json b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/package.json
index a42cd499956a..a5c3351dbb03 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.27.7",
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.16.7",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/rrweb": "2.34.0",
     "@sentry/browser": "10.30.0",
     "@supabase/supabase-js": "2.49.3",
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onError/basic/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onError/basic/test.ts
index 3233c9047649..e0b96c22e118 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onError/basic/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onError/basic/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Basic test with eviction, update, and no async tasks', async ({ getL
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onError/withScope/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onError/withScope/test.ts
index fecc762d4c99..b7e8a79b2410 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onError/withScope/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onError/withScope/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Flag evaluations in forked scopes are stored separately.', async ({
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onSpan/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onSpan/test.ts
index 6516d8e36abb..ee132346d51c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onSpan/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/featureFlags/onSpan/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sentryTest("Feature flags are added to active span's attributes on span end.", a
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onError/basic/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onError/basic/test.ts
index fc23f80927ff..b1d818815315 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onError/basic/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onError/basic/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('GrowthBook onError: basic eviction/update and no async tasks', async
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({ status: 200, contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify({ id: 'test-id' }) });
   });
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onError/withScope/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onError/withScope/test.ts
index 48fa4718b856..de9382bd547f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onError/withScope/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onError/withScope/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('GrowthBook onError: forked scopes are isolated', async ({ getLocalTe
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({ status: 200, contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify({ id: 'test-id' }) });
   });
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onSpan/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onSpan/test.ts
index 6661edc9723d..b93047ed01d3 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onSpan/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/growthbook/onSpan/test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sentryTest(
       sentryTest.skip();
     }
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       return route.fulfill({ status: 200, contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify({}) });
     });
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onError/basic/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onError/basic/test.ts
index bc3e0afdc292..a837300d90d4 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onError/basic/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onError/basic/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Basic test with eviction, update, and no async tasks', async ({ getL
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onError/withScope/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onError/withScope/test.ts
index 2efb3fdc9ad0..9e81822fff57 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onError/withScope/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onError/withScope/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Flag evaluations in forked scopes are stored separately.', async ({
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onSpan/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onSpan/test.ts
index eb7eb003c838..f6f243262f49 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onSpan/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/launchdarkly/onSpan/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sentryTest("Feature flags are added to active span's attributes on span end.", a
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/basic/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/basic/test.ts
index 5953f1e0b087..77cd890e7d2e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/basic/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/basic/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Basic test with eviction, update, and no async tasks', async ({ getL
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/errorHook/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/errorHook/test.ts
index 89654c82eda1..c77db68a235e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/errorHook/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/errorHook/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Flag evaluation error hook', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page }) => {
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/withScope/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/withScope/test.ts
index 14cc072af30d..fac506e0f320 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/withScope/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onError/withScope/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Flag evaluations in forked scopes are stored separately.', async ({
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onSpan/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onSpan/test.ts
index 5ade5d01b3d5..ff03be5a972b 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onSpan/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/openfeature/onSpan/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sentryTest("Feature flags are added to active span's attributes on span end.", a
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onError/basic/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onError/basic/test.ts
index 134b29417d53..fdd5cfbcd975 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onError/basic/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onError/basic/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Basic test with eviction, update, and no async tasks', async ({ getL
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onError/withScope/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onError/withScope/test.ts
index e80c6dbfc5fa..4805b2f53358 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onError/withScope/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onError/withScope/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Flag evaluations in forked scopes are stored separately.', async ({
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onSpan/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onSpan/test.ts
index 1ea192f98850..34a760a02e61 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onSpan/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/statsig/onSpan/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sentryTest("Feature flags are added to active span's attributes on span end.", a
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/badSignature/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/badSignature/test.ts
index 8fe5729f53c2..11b91fa89f4e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/badSignature/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/badSignature/test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ sentryTest('Logs and returns if isEnabled does not match expected signature', as
   const bundleKey = process.env.PW_BUNDLE || '';
   const hasDebug = !bundleKey.includes('_min');
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onError/basic/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onError/basic/test.ts
index 6e2760b69600..4a75a8e189a9 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onError/basic/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onError/basic/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Basic test with eviction, update, and no async tasks', async ({ getL
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onError/withScope/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onError/withScope/test.ts
index fe3aec3ff188..399c1cbc5f2e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onError/withScope/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onError/withScope/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest('Flag evaluations in forked scopes are stored separately.', async ({
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onSpan/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onSpan/test.ts
index 984bba3bc0e3..cf92c32f2a8f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onSpan/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/featureFlags/unleash/onSpan/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sentryTest("Feature flags are added to active span's attributes on span end.", a
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/supabase/auth/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/supabase/auth/test.ts
index b37fa79ed97e..fa1353f64c5d 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/supabase/auth/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/supabase/auth/test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../utils/helpers';
 
 async function mockSupabaseAuthRoutesSuccess(page: Page) {
-  await page.route('**/auth/v1/token?grant_type=password**', route => {
+  await page.route(/\/auth\/v1\/token\?grant_type=password/, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       body: JSON.stringify({
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async function mockSupabaseAuthRoutesSuccess(page: Page) {
 }
 
 async function mockSupabaseAuthRoutesFailure(page: Page) {
-  await page.route('**/auth/v1/token?grant_type=password**', route => {
+  await page.route(/\/auth\/v1\/token\?grant_type=password/, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 400,
       body: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferModeManual/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferModeManual/test.ts
index a9e7ad0240be..e6c85f672966 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferModeManual/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferModeManual/test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sentryTest(
     const reqPromise1 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 1);
     const reqErrorPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
       // error events have no type field
       if (event && !event.type && event.event_id) {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ sentryTest(
     const reqPromise0 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 0);
     const reqErrorPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
       // error events have no type field
       if (event && !event.type && event.event_id) {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ sentryTest(
     const reqPromise0 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 0);
     const reqErrorPromise0 = waitForErrorRequest(page);
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
       // error events have no type field
       if (event && !event.type && event.event_id) {
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferStalledRequests/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferStalledRequests/test.ts
index 11154caaaa8b..ea106dfcd7ff 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferStalledRequests/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferStalledRequests/test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sentryTest(
 
     const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname, skipDsnRouteHandler: true });
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', async route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, async route => {
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
 
       // Track error events
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sentryTest('buffer mode remains after interrupting replay flush', async ({ getLo
 
   const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname, skipDsnRouteHandler: true });
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', async route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, async route => {
     const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
 
     // Track error events
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ sentryTest(
 
     const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname, skipDsnRouteHandler: true });
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', async route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, async route => {
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
 
       // Track error events
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errorResponse/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errorResponse/test.ts
index 49d88bfa67a5..7ba979cfdb93 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errorResponse/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errorResponse/test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sentryTest('should stop recording after receiving an error response', async ({ g
   }
   let called = 0;
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     called++;
 
     return route.fulfill({
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/test.ts
index e202f6f63faf..d4f03c51e881 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sentryTest(
 
     let callsToSentry = 0;
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       const req = route.request();
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(req);
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorMode/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorMode/test.ts
index 8970466ad174..758fac370c15 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorMode/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorMode/test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sentryTest(
     const reqPromise2 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 2);
     const reqErrorPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
       // error events have no type field
       if (event && !event.type && event.event_id) {
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorNotSent/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorNotSent/test.ts
index 6f29f2295303..af4803409249 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorNotSent/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorNotSent/test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sentryTest(
 
     let callsToSentry = 0;
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       callsToSentry++;
 
       return route.fulfill({
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorsInSession/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorsInSession/test.ts
index d3616b8c61bd..218e6df5a124 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorsInSession/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorsInSession/test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sentryTest(
     const reqPromise0 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 0);
     const reqPromise1 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 1);
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
       // error events have no type field
       if (event && !event.type && event.event_id) {
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/eventBufferError/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/eventBufferError/test.ts
index d1ac87454b03..213868137f20 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/eventBufferError/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/eventBufferError/test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sentryTest(
 
     let called = 0;
 
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       const event = envelopeRequestParser(route.request());
 
       // We only want to count replays here
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureTimestamps/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureTimestamps/test.ts
index 715fddecfd34..c3848a1de65e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureTimestamps/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureTimestamps/test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ sentryTest('captures correct timestamps', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browse
     });
   });
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', async route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, async route => {
     await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureTimestamps/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureTimestamps/test.ts
index 40c9462fff21..349494a8cbcb 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureTimestamps/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureTimestamps/test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ sentryTest('captures correct timestamps', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browse
     });
   });
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', async route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, async route => {
     await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayIntegrationShim/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayIntegrationShim/test.ts
index 18a020dc3e2f..0ce5887bf6ee 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayIntegrationShim/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayIntegrationShim/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sentryTest(
     page.on('console', msg => consoleMessages.push(msg.text()));
 
     let requestCount = 0;
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       requestCount++;
       return route.fulfill({
         status: 200,
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayShim/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayShim/test.ts
index 7291ae1644ba..d0d64c8c75a0 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayShim/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayShim/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sentryTest(
     page.on('console', msg => consoleMessages.push(msg.text()));
 
     let requestCount = 0;
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       requestCount++;
       return route.fulfill({
         status: 200,
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sampling/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sampling/test.ts
index 4d8e856b3bd8..886f7b871abd 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sampling/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sampling/test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sentryTest('should not send replays if both sample rates are 0', async ({ getLoc
     sentryTest.skip();
   }
 
-  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
     // This should never be called!
     expect(true).toBe(false);
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/sessions/initial-scope/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/sessions/initial-scope/test.ts
index e2e1d29717fe..781e22c28f40 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/sessions/initial-scope/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/sessions/initial-scope/test.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ sentryTest('should start a new session on pageload.', async ({ getLocalTestUrl,
 sentryTest('should start a new session with navigation.', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page }) => {
   const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
 
+  // Route must be set up before any navigation to avoid race conditions
   await page.route('**/foo', (route: Route) => route.continue({ url }));
 
   const initSession = await getFirstSentryEnvelopeRequest<SessionContext>(page, url);
 
-  await page.click('#navigate');
+  await page.locator('#navigate').click();
 
   const newSession = await getFirstSentryEnvelopeRequest<SessionContext>(page, url);
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/tracing/browserTracingIntegrationShim/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/tracing/browserTracingIntegrationShim/test.ts
index 5c0aa7c62b97..1dde1534c999 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/tracing/browserTracingIntegrationShim/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/tracing/browserTracingIntegrationShim/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sentryTest(
     page.on('console', msg => consoleMessages.push(msg.text()));
 
     let requestCount = 0;
-    await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
       requestCount++;
       return route.fulfill({
         status: 200,
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/utils/fixtures.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/utils/fixtures.ts
index 7cedc1e4001a..f856fa64ce23 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/utils/fixtures.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/utils/fixtures.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const sentryTest = base.extend<TestFixtures>({
         }
 
         if (!skipDsnRouteHandler) {
-          await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+          await page.route(/^https:\/\/dsn\.ingest\.sentry\.io\//, route => {
             return route.fulfill({
               status: 200,
               contentType: 'application/json',
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-17/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-17/package.json
index 74aeab9e8cd8..0d27f73f94e8 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-17/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-17/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "zone.js": "~0.14.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/core": "latest || *",
     "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^17.1.1",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-18/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-18/package.json
index bbdb42a84052..a32d3f5de99f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-18/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-18/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "zone.js": "~0.14.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/core": "latest || *",
     "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^18.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-19/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-19/package.json
index b16b1be7384b..1e02f440b0a9 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-19/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-19/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^19.0.0",
     "@angular/cli": "^19.0.0",
     "@angular/compiler-cli": "^19.0.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/core": "latest || *",
     "@types/jasmine": "~5.1.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-20/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-20/package.json
index 5488a1fef56c..02a333094158 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-20/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-20/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^20.0.0",
     "@angular/cli": "^20.0.0",
     "@angular/compiler-cli": "^20.0.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/core": "latest || *",
     "@types/jasmine": "~5.1.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-21/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-21/package.json
index 315f7eea0492..f1e9f4d0e871 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-21/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/angular-21/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^21.0.0",
     "@angular/cli": "^21.0.0",
     "@angular/compiler-cli": "^21.0.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/core": "latest || *",
     "@types/jasmine": "~5.1.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-4/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-4/package.json
index df0750ee226c..339f5fd18c7d 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-4/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-4/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/check": "0.9.2",
     "@astrojs/node": "8.3.4",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry/astro": "* || latest",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@spotlightjs/astro": "2.1.6",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-4/tests/errors.server.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-4/tests/errors.server.test.ts
index f3b0e9a189de..bfa4c2ca3884 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-4/tests/errors.server.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-4/tests/errors.server.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ test.describe('server-side errors', () => {
       return transactionEvent.transaction === 'GET /ssr-error';
     });
 
-    await page.goto('/ssr-error');
+    // This page returns an error status code, so we need to catch the navigation error
+    await page.goto('/ssr-error').catch(() => {
+      // Expected to fail with net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE in newer Chromium versions
+    });
 
     const errorEvent = await errorEventPromise;
     const transactionEvent = await transactionEventPromise;
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5/package.json
index 6695d3c9434c..f42b22b3d07f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/internal-helpers": "^0.4.2",
     "@astrojs/node": "^9.0.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/astro": "latest || *",
     "astro": "^5.0.3"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5/tests/errors.server.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5/tests/errors.server.test.ts
index 77d515ad2a24..2809670ff46d 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5/tests/errors.server.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/astro-5/tests/errors.server.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ test.describe('server-side errors', () => {
       return transactionEvent.transaction === 'GET /ssr-error';
     });
 
-    await page.goto('/ssr-error');
+    // This page returns an error status code, so we need to catch the navigation error
+    await page.goto('/ssr-error').catch(() => {
+      // Expected to fail with net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE in newer Chromium versions
+    });
 
     const errorEvent = await errorEventPromise;
     const transactionEvent = await transactionEventPromise;
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless/package.json
index d24bc1b78805..a3d164e15813 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "//": "We just need the @sentry/aws-serverless layer zip file, not the NPM package",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-lambda": "^3.863.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/aws-serverless": "link:../../../../packages/aws-serverless/build/aws/dist-serverless/",
     "@types/tmp": "^0.2.6",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/browser-webworker-vite/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/browser-webworker-vite/package.json
index 3321552a5442..37954bd3cbbc 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/browser-webworker-vite/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/browser-webworker-vite/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "test:assert": "pnpm test"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "typescript": "~5.8.3",
     "vite": "^7.0.4"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-mcp/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-mcp/package.json
index 686e747422fa..9ec5f1ab2e7f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-mcp/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-mcp/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.8.19",
     "@cloudflare/workers-types": "^4.20240725.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.50.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "typescript": "^5.5.2",
     "vitest": "~3.2.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-workers/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-workers/package.json
index 5d7cfc35e469..112549476aed 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-workers/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-workers/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@sentry/cloudflare": "latest || *"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.50.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.8.19",
     "@cloudflare/workers-types": "^4.20240725.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/package.json
index d87aed0de03e..3a17f479cd16 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express-vite-dev/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express-vite-dev/package.json
index b4e96beffd86..6ad073cf10ee 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express-vite-dev/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express-vite-dev/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@remix-run/dev": "^2.7.2",
     "@types/compression": "^1.7.5",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express/package.json
index f47bfd9a170e..9e0c48265336 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@remix-run/dev": "^2.7.2",
     "@types/compression": "^1.7.2",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2-non-vite/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2-non-vite/package.json
index 57b106540701..b3543da03eb8 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2-non-vite/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2-non-vite/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@remix-run/dev": "2.7.2",
     "@remix-run/eslint-config": "2.7.2",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2/package.json
index 535264a09978..fb777a69d8f6 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@remix-run/dev": "2.16.7",
     "@remix-run/eslint-config": "2.16.7",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/default-browser/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/default-browser/package.json
index 8dc6d7f28334..f181008e0427 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/default-browser/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/default-browser/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "webpack": "^5.91.0",
     "serve": "14.0.1",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/ember-classic/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/ember-classic/package.json
index 949b2b05f816..5a0b49c0972c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/ember-classic/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/ember-classic/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "@ember/optional-features": "~2.0.0",
     "@glimmer/component": "~1.1.2",
     "@glimmer/tracking": "~1.1.2",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@ember/string": "~3.1.1",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/ember": "latest || *",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/ember-embroider/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/ember-embroider/package.json
index b7a102917e80..e451a5da9db7 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/ember-embroider/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/ember-embroider/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "loader.js": "^4.7.0",
     "tracked-built-ins": "^3.3.0",
     "webpack": "^5.91.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry/ember": "latest || *",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@tsconfig/ember": "^3.0.6",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/package.json
index d714373b3837..92bf1dc70c14 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/hydrogen-react-router-7/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@graphql-codegen/cli": "5.0.2",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@react-router/dev": "7.9.6",
     "@react-router/fs-routes": "7.9.6",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-11/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-11/package.json
index 50ef252865be..b59ad9b2245e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-11/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-11/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^11.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^11.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-8/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-8/package.json
index aa17d718c01d..4a21f67e908a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-8/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-8/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-basic-with-graphql/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-basic-with-graphql/package.json
index f11ff272b072..3128d2f7ae51 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-basic-with-graphql/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-basic-with-graphql/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-basic/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-basic/package.json
index ba3535042af8..2c142b5c6f90 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-basic/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-basic/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-distributed-tracing/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-distributed-tracing/package.json
index 8ed28dd45430..d15679556bad 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-distributed-tracing/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-distributed-tracing/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-fastify/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-fastify/package.json
index 9553a3b4e115..d5cecac78725 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-fastify/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-fastify/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "fastify": "^4.28.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-graphql/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-graphql/package.json
index d6a501596b35..be8ed9d58533 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-graphql/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-graphql/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-with-submodules-decorator/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-with-submodules-decorator/package.json
index 1b8fd5b69c7f..f19782b24a7d 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-with-submodules-decorator/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-with-submodules-decorator/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-with-submodules/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-with-submodules/package.json
index e17b1d3a5cbd..297555d6802f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-with-submodules/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs-with-submodules/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/package.json
index adb8005d1a9d..29270d71da6a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/client/fetch.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/client/fetch.test.ts
index bd091fcfd354..44ab9f36173f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/client/fetch.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/client/fetch.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 import { waitForTransaction } from '@sentry-internal/test-utils';
 
 test('should correctly instrument `fetch` for performance tracing', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.route('https://example.com/**/*', route => {
+  await page.route(/^https:\/\/example\.com\//, route => {
     return route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
       body: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/client/pages-dir-pageload.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/client/pages-dir-pageload.test.ts
index 295fa762f636..313fe49a9a83 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/client/pages-dir-pageload.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/client/pages-dir-pageload.test.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ test('should create a pageload transaction with correct name when an error occur
     );
   });
 
-  await page.goto(`/something/error-getServerSideProps`, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+  // This page returns an error status code, so we need to catch the navigation error
+  await page.goto(`/something/error-getServerSideProps`, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' }).catch(() => {
+    // Expected to fail with net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE in newer Chromium versions
+  });
 
   const transaction = await transactionPromise;
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/server/getServerSideProps.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/server/getServerSideProps.test.ts
index 3338d8e28595..bc7138e5c602 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/server/getServerSideProps.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/server/getServerSideProps.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ test('Should report an error event for errors thrown in getServerSideProps', asy
     );
   });
 
-  await page.goto('/dogsaregreat/error-getServerSideProps');
+  // This page returns an error status code, so we need to catch the navigation error
+  await page.goto('/dogsaregreat/error-getServerSideProps').catch(() => {
+    // Expected to fail with net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE in newer Chromium versions
+  });
 
   expect(await errorEventPromise).toMatchObject({
     contexts: {
@@ -100,7 +103,10 @@ test('Should report an error event for errors thrown in getServerSideProps in pa
     );
   });
 
-  await page.goto('/123/customPageExtension');
+  // This page returns an error status code, so we need to catch the navigation error
+  await page.goto('/123/customPageExtension').catch(() => {
+    // Expected to fail with net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE in newer Chromium versions
+  });
 
   expect(await errorEventPromise).toMatchObject({
     contexts: {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/server/server-component-error.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/server/server-component-error.test.ts
index c485c02716a3..5412cc000694 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/server/server-component-error.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-13/tests/server/server-component-error.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ test('Should capture an error thrown in a server component', async ({ page }) =>
     return errorEvent.exception?.values?.[0].value === 'RSC error';
   });
 
-  await page.goto('/rsc-error');
+  // This page returns an error status code, so we need to catch the navigation error
+  await page.goto('/rsc-error').catch(() => {
+    // Expected to fail with net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE in newer Chromium versions
+  });
 
   expect(await errorEventPromise).toMatchObject({
     contexts: {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-14/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-14/package.json
index fc6b31591bfa..6a9df31078f0 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-14/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-14/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/core": "latest || *"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15-basepath/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15-basepath/package.json
index 7481ea0fca7a..01d3747009c7 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15-basepath/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15-basepath/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15-intl/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15-intl/package.json
index af7863b46e81..f336c808668a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15-intl/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15-intl/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15/package.json
index 2c0a4956e34a..cef68807cf7f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-15/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-cacheComponents/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-cacheComponents/package.json
index bbd1573fc5be..0cd6c237a5af 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-cacheComponents/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-cacheComponents/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@types/react": "^19",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-tunnel/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-tunnel/package.json
index 724dc9e58e4d..60e78865f0f7 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-tunnel/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16-tunnel/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@types/react": "^19",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/package.json
index 54e3fc3eddeb..782256f87ee3 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@types/react": "^19",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
index 5502ab95e012..534fb93b9521 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "ts-node": "10.9.1"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-orpc/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-orpc/package.json
index 0a15260db4e8..6496e6c60343 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-orpc/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-orpc/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "server-only": "^0.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@types/eslint": "^8.56.10",
     "@types/node": "^18.19.1",
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index 323f2b32befb..db3979ac7a94 100644
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--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-core-express-otel-v1-sdk-node/package.json
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index f6074d159bbe..c8987cd84f39 100644
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index 3f0dc21a2f08..08d51754ed21 100644
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index ffc25e76d2fe..82ace8aa2133 100644
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index 9489b861ce6d..a570df2c60b7 100644
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--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-esm-without-loader/package.json
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index b430779b6f4f..624995e66987 100644
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index 070644cce16f..5ba79164fa21 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-send-to-sentry/package.json
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index 0890fec0f10d..ecd06aec07cf 100644
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--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-fastify-4/package.json
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--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-fastify-5/package.json
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index 10009bed3824..0d993990730b 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-koa/package.json
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     "@types/node": "^18.19.1",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-dynamic-import/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-dynamic-import/package.json
index b776fa5aee68..e146587fd08e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-dynamic-import/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-dynamic-import/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "nuxt": "^3.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-min/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-min/package.json
index 1d569cf35597..8160b472f57e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-min/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-min/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "vue-router": "4.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "pnpm": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-top-level-import/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-top-level-import/package.json
index 61bb3b7f5e11..9e6fedb17838 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-top-level-import/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3-top-level-import/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "nuxt": "^3.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3/package.json
index bbf0ced23c12..2a2ab10334f1 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-3/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "nuxt": "^3.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "sentryTest": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-4/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-4/package.json
index a5d36c1f6a61..eb28e69b0633 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-4/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-4/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "nuxt": "^4.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-17/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-17/package.json
index c4702bba86a6..7c11ea63d039 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-17/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-17/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-19/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-19/package.json
index 3e35f48a5fcc..08ef823e2bfe 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-19/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-19/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-browser-router/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-browser-router/package.json
index 6b0e2a2d97c9..8bb20583f5aa 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-browser-router/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-browser-router/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-browser-router/tests/transactions.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-browser-router/tests/transactions.test.ts
index 4af30d8e139d..362119d1da13 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-browser-router/tests/transactions.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-browser-router/tests/transactions.test.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ test('Captures a navigation transaction', async ({ page }) => {
     }),
   );
 
-  expect(transactionEvent.spans).toEqual([]);
+  // Filter out favicon spans which may or may not be present depending on the browser version
+  const spans = (transactionEvent.spans || []).filter(span => !span.description?.includes('favicon'));
+  expect(spans).toEqual([]);
 });
 
 test('Captures a lazy pageload transaction', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/package.json
index afe9486eeebf..acbf8d00ef2d 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/tests/transactions.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/tests/transactions.test.ts
index 15cab5e8569e..e1e06e9bedae 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/tests/transactions.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/tests/transactions.test.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ test('Captures a navigation transaction', async ({ page }) => {
     }),
   );
 
-  expect(transactionEvent.spans).toEqual([]);
+  // Filter out favicon spans which may or may not be present depending on the browser version
+  const spans = (transactionEvent.spans || []).filter(span => !span.description?.includes('favicon'));
+  expect(spans).toEqual([]);
 });
 
 test('Captures a parameterized path pageload transaction', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-memory-router/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-memory-router/package.json
index 1263c07efc16..119fde33b8e8 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-memory-router/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-memory-router/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-5/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-5/package.json
index f90fe9cb54dc..973d87e057e5 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-5/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-5/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6-descendant-routes/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6-descendant-routes/package.json
index 38110810bbf0..394f631ffb2c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6-descendant-routes/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6-descendant-routes/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1",
     "npm-run-all2": "^6.2.0"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6-use-routes/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6-use-routes/package.json
index 1e8294cc0139..fe4494775753 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6-use-routes/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6-use-routes/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6/package.json
index bcab38dad727..20d9b4f85f18 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-6/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1",
     "npm-run-all2": "^6.2.0"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-cross-usage/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-cross-usage/package.json
index dc61a85199e9..ca99556b6c4f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-cross-usage/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-cross-usage/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1",
     "npm-run-all2": "^6.2.0"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-custom/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-custom/package.json
index d4931faa13e5..52bec0f72e13 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-custom/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-custom/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "18.3.1",
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@react-router/dev": "^7.1.5",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "typescript": "^5.6.3",
     "vite": "^5.4.11"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-node-20-18/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-node-20-18/package.json
index bb211d225f0a..9fa48d9d12fd 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-node-20-18/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-node-20-18/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "18.3.1",
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@react-router/dev": "7.9.6",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "typescript": "^5.6.3",
     "vite": "^5.4.11"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-spa-node-20-18/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-spa-node-20-18/package.json
index 04c460363320..eae71de9c9e5 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-spa-node-20-18/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-spa-node-20-18/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "react-router": "7.9.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@react-router/dev": "7.9.6",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.4",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-spa/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-spa/package.json
index 3a71edfecc68..50dbbe4177d2 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-spa/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework-spa/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "react-router": "^7.1.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@react-router/dev": "^7.5.3",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.4",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework/package.json
index 1ec3da8da47a..3f4b5e9fd3b3 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-framework/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "18.3.1",
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@react-router/dev": "^7.1.5",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "typescript": "^5.6.3",
     "vite": "^5.4.11"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-lazy-routes/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-lazy-routes/package.json
index 1c38ac1468ec..c9cccd09f60e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-lazy-routes/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-lazy-routes/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "serve": "14.0.1",
     "npm-run-all2": "^6.2.0"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-spa/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-spa/package.json
index 2c6bf1654cae..aadbe6b3d736 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-spa/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-7-spa/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "react-router": "^7.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "vite": "^6.0.1",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-send-to-sentry/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-send-to-sentry/package.json
index a38736d66546..a256cd9f29ae 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-send-to-sentry/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-send-to-sentry/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/package.json
index 7b121ac6d9df..4314393034bb 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@graphql-codegen/cli": "5.0.2",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@remix-run/dev": "^2.15.2",
     "@remix-run/eslint-config": "^2.15.2",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solid-tanstack-router/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solid-tanstack-router/package.json
index 5dc35acaf095..8b2cceecb30a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solid-tanstack-router/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solid-tanstack-router/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "tailwindcss": "^4.0.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "typescript": "^5.7.2",
     "vite": "^7.1.7",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solid/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solid/package.json
index 32b7b6dc500e..3551001d5dd1 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solid/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solid/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.17",
     "postcss": "^8.4.33",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-dynamic-import/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-dynamic-import/package.json
index 3c896501e487..1dbca26fc50c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-dynamic-import/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-dynamic-import/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@sentry/solidstart": "latest || *"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@solidjs/meta": "^0.29.4",
     "@solidjs/router": "^0.15.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-spa/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-spa/package.json
index f1638f71866b..cc4549c12c47 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-spa/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-spa/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@sentry/solidstart": "latest || *"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@solidjs/meta": "^0.29.4",
     "@solidjs/router": "^0.15.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-top-level-import/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-top-level-import/package.json
index a5dc0d9dc5c9..35a20e4e64a7 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-top-level-import/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart-top-level-import/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@sentry/solidstart": "latest || *"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@solidjs/meta": "^0.29.4",
     "@solidjs/router": "^0.15.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart/package.json
index 3b5a2d2b51c8..bb2f5b85134c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/solidstart/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@sentry/solidstart": "latest || *"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@solidjs/meta": "^0.29.4",
     "@solidjs/router": "^0.15.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/supabase-nextjs/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/supabase-nextjs/package.json
index 05c8f96b2cae..13aeda4135d9 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/supabase-nextjs/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/supabase-nextjs/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "typescript": "4.9.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "eslint": "8.34.0",
     "eslint-config-next": "14.2.25"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/svelte-5/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/svelte-5/package.json
index 4d1b6854cb70..1cfa4f510219 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/svelte-5/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/svelte-5/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "test:assert": "pnpm test:prod"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^3.0.2",
     "@tsconfig/svelte": "^5.0.2",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2-kit-tracing/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2-kit-tracing/package.json
index 2b6184b8cb28..ea07b939dfa5 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2-kit-tracing/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2-kit-tracing/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@spotlightjs/spotlight": "2.0.0-alpha.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sveltejs/adapter-node": "^5.3.1",
     "@sveltejs/kit": "2.31.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2-svelte-5/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2-svelte-5/package.json
index 3c5dcfd8f279..0d64ea954f1c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2-svelte-5/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2-svelte-5/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@spotlightjs/spotlight": "2.0.0-alpha.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sveltejs/adapter-auto": "^3.0.0",
     "@sveltejs/kit": "2.41.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2.5.0-twp/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2.5.0-twp/package.json
index abcb24f3288d..fc691d4acebf 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2.5.0-twp/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2.5.0-twp/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@sentry/sveltekit": "latest || *"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sveltejs/adapter-auto": "^3.0.0",
     "@sveltejs/kit": "2.8.3",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2/package.json
index 1f73b47bc10b..32cfeada718c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-2/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@sentry/sveltekit": "latest || *"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sveltejs/adapter-auto": "^3.0.0",
     "@sveltejs/adapter-node": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-cloudflare-pages/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-cloudflare-pages/package.json
index b974e52b7ea6..81c06113d6bd 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-cloudflare-pages/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/sveltekit-cloudflare-pages/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@sentry/sveltekit": "latest || *"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sveltejs/adapter-cloudflare": "^5.0.3",
     "@sveltejs/kit": "^2.21.3",
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^5.0.3",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstack-router/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstack-router/package.json
index 37ac65c52206..64f92e662ae0 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstack-router/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstack-router/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "@vitejs/plugin-react-swc": "^3.5.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2",
     "vite": "^5.4.11",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstackstart-react/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstackstart-react/package.json
index e44229cce78f..5df2d237445e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstackstart-react/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstackstart-react/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "vite": "7.2.0",
     "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^5.1.4",
     "nitro": "^3.0.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tsx-express/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tsx-express/package.json
index d99a88bfa3b8..32c8a5668f63 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tsx-express/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tsx-express/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "zod": "~3.25.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.50.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "tsx": "^4.20.3"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/vue-3/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/vue-3/package.json
index 4ac2e160bb02..1dc469b50ca1 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/vue-3/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/vue-3/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "vue-router": "^4.2.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@tsconfig/node20": "^20.1.2",
     "@types/node": "^18.19.1",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/webpack-4/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/webpack-4/package.json
index 615cb29dac82..d4f59a0d0511 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/webpack-4/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/webpack-4/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test:assert": "playwright test"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/browser": "latest || *",
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/webpack-5/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/webpack-5/package.json
index 3c6297e511a8..4378532be1b9 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/webpack-5/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/webpack-5/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test:assert": "playwright test"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils",
     "@sentry/browser": "latest || *",
     "webpack": "^5.91.0",
diff --git a/dev-packages/test-utils/package.json b/dev-packages/test-utils/package.json
index fd5d0b44dbc5..04155e156b03 100644
--- a/dev-packages/test-utils/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/test-utils/package.json
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
     "clean": "rimraf -g ./node_modules ./build"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2"
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.21.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "~1.53.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry/core": "10.30.0",
     "eslint-plugin-regexp": "^1.15.0"
   },
diff --git a/dev-packages/test-utils/src/playwright-config.ts b/dev-packages/test-utils/src/playwright-config.ts
index c380c9547ec0..fb15fc325232 100644
--- a/dev-packages/test-utils/src/playwright-config.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/test-utils/src/playwright-config.ts
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ export function getPlaywrightConfig(
       {
         name: 'chromium',
         use: {
-          // This comes from `devices["Desktop Chrome"]
+          // This comes from `devices["Desktop Chrome"]` in Playwright 1.56.0
           // We inline this instead of importing this,
           // because playwright otherwise complains that it was imported twice :(
           userAgent:
-            'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/125.0.6422.26 Safari/537.36',
+            'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/141.0.7390.37 Safari/537.36',
           viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 },
           deviceScaleFactor: 1,
           isMobile: false,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a0d0b72f6718..a332772b21e9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6352,12 +6352,12 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@pkgjs/parseargs/-/parseargs-0.11.0.tgz#a77ea742fab25775145434eb1d2328cf5013ac33"
   integrity sha512-+1VkjdD0QBLPodGrJUeqarH8VAIvQODIbwh9XpP5Syisf7YoQgsJKPNFoqqLQlu+VQ/tVSshMR6loPMn8U+dPg==
 
-"@playwright/test@~1.53.2":
-  version "1.53.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@playwright/test/-/test-1.53.2.tgz#fafb8dd5e109fc238c4580f82bebc2618f929f77"
-  integrity sha512-tEB2U5z74ebBeyfGNZ3Jfg29AnW+5HlWhvHtb/Mqco9pFdZU1ZLNdVb2UtB5CvmiilNr2ZfVH/qMmAROG/XTzw==
+"@playwright/test@~1.56.0":
+  version "1.56.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@playwright/test/-/test-1.56.1.tgz#6e3bf3d0c90c5cf94bf64bdb56fd15a805c8bd3f"
+  integrity sha512-vSMYtL/zOcFpvJCW71Q/OEGQb7KYBPAdKh35WNSkaZA75JlAO8ED8UN6GUNTm3drWomcbcqRPFqQbLae8yBTdg==
   dependencies:
-    playwright "1.53.2"
+    playwright "1.56.1"
 
 "@polka/url@^1.0.0-next.24":
   version "1.0.0-next.28"
@@ -25046,17 +25046,17 @@ pkg-up@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     find-up "^3.0.0"
 
-playwright-core@1.53.2:
-  version "1.53.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.53.2.tgz#78f71e2f727713daa8d360dc11c460022c13cf91"
-  integrity sha512-ox/OytMy+2w1jcYEYlOo1Hhp8hZkLCximMTUTMBXjGUA1KoFfiSZ+DU+3a739jsPY0yoKH2TFy9S2fsJas8yAw==
+playwright-core@1.56.1:
+  version "1.56.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.56.1.tgz#24a66481e5cd33a045632230aa2c4f0cb6b1db3d"
+  integrity sha512-hutraynyn31F+Bifme+Ps9Vq59hKuUCz7H1kDOcBs+2oGguKkWTU50bBWrtz34OUWmIwpBTWDxaRPXrIXkgvmQ==
 
-playwright@1.53.2:
-  version "1.53.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.53.2.tgz#cc2ef4a22da1ae562e0ed91edb9e22a7c4371305"
-  integrity sha512-6K/qQxVFuVQhRQhFsVZ9fGeatxirtrpPgxzBYWyZLEXJzqYwuL4fuNmfOfD5et1tJE4GScKyPNeLhZeRwuTU3A==
+playwright@1.56.1:
+  version "1.56.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.56.1.tgz#62e3b99ddebed0d475e5936a152c88e68be55fbf"
+  integrity sha512-aFi5B0WovBHTEvpM3DzXTUaeN6eN0qWnTkKx4NQaH4Wvcmc153PdaY2UBdSYKaGYw+UyWXSVyxDUg5DoPEttjw==
   dependencies:
-    playwright-core "1.53.2"
+    playwright-core "1.56.1"
   optionalDependencies:
     fsevents "2.3.2"