diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 59cc4d8f7b9..de06aa4c1b3 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ steps:
 
   # TODO: We should probably build all dependencies into a test image
   - name: test-e2e
-    image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.24.0-focal
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.26.1-focal
     commands:
       - curl -sLO https://go.dev/dl/go1.19.linux-amd64.tar.gz && tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.19.linux-amd64.tar.gz
       - groupadd --gid 1001 gitea && useradd -m --gid 1001 --uid 1001 gitea
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 05d414c9aef..c7081f436b3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         "wrap-ansi": "8.0.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@playwright/test": "1.25.2",
+        "@playwright/test": "1.26.1",
         "@stoplight/spectral-cli": "6.5.1",
         "eslint": "8.23.0",
         "eslint-plugin-import": "2.26.0",
@@ -1378,13 +1378,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
-      "version": "1.25.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.25.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6qPznIR4Fw02OMbqXUPMG6bFFg1hDVNEdihKy0t9K0dmRbus1DyP5Q5XFQhGwEHQkLG5hrSfBuu9CW/foqhQHQ==",
+      "version": "1.26.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.26.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bNxyZASVt2adSZ9gbD7NCydzcb5JaI0OR9hc7s+nmPeH604gwp0zp17NNpwXY4c8nvuBGQQ9oGDx72LE+cUWvw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": "*",
-        "playwright-core": "1.25.2"
+        "playwright-core": "1.26.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -9118,9 +9118,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.25.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.25.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0yTbUE9lIddkEpLHL3u8PoCL+pWiZtj5A/j3U7YoNjcmKKDGBnCrgHJMzwd2J5vy6l28q4ki3JIuz7McLHhl1A==",
+      "version": "1.26.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.26.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hzFchhhxnEiPc4qVPs9q2ZR+5eKNifY2hQDHtg1HnTTUuphYCBP8ZRb2si+B1TR7BHirgXaPi48LIye5SgrLAA==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -12762,13 +12762,13 @@
       }
     },
     "@playwright/test": {
-      "version": "1.25.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.25.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6qPznIR4Fw02OMbqXUPMG6bFFg1hDVNEdihKy0t9K0dmRbus1DyP5Q5XFQhGwEHQkLG5hrSfBuu9CW/foqhQHQ==",
+      "version": "1.26.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.26.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bNxyZASVt2adSZ9gbD7NCydzcb5JaI0OR9hc7s+nmPeH604gwp0zp17NNpwXY4c8nvuBGQQ9oGDx72LE+cUWvw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@types/node": "*",
-        "playwright-core": "1.25.2"
+        "playwright-core": "1.26.1"
       }
     },
     "@popperjs/core": {
@@ -18660,9 +18660,9 @@
       }
     },
     "playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.25.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.25.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0yTbUE9lIddkEpLHL3u8PoCL+pWiZtj5A/j3U7YoNjcmKKDGBnCrgHJMzwd2J5vy6l28q4ki3JIuz7McLHhl1A==",
+      "version": "1.26.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.26.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hzFchhhxnEiPc4qVPs9q2ZR+5eKNifY2hQDHtg1HnTTUuphYCBP8ZRb2si+B1TR7BHirgXaPi48LIye5SgrLAA==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "pluralize": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7add76aae2..46842483ad5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "wrap-ansi": "8.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "1.25.2",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.26.1",
     "@stoplight/spectral-cli": "6.5.1",
     "eslint": "8.23.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "2.26.0",