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title: "Playwright 1.60.0 Release Updates"
description: "Version 1.60.0 of Playwright has been released on May 11, 2026 and introduced a few compatibility issues with Currents. In order to use newer versions of Playwright (>= 1.60.x) update to the new v2 of the Currents Playwright reporter (`npm install @currents/playwright@latest`)."
canonical: "https://currents.dev/posts/pw-1.60.0"
updated: "2026-05-11"
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# Playwright 1.60.0 Release Updates

Published 2026-05-11 by Andrew Goldis.

Canonical URL: https://currents.dev/posts/pw-1.60.0

Version 1.60.0 of Playwright has been released on May 11, 2026 and introduced a few compatibility issues with Currents. In order to use newer versions of Playwright (>= 1.60.x) update to the new v2 of the Currents Playwright reporter (`npm install @currents/playwright@latest`).

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<b>TL;DR</b>

We have released a new v2 of the Currents Reporter for Playwright to restore compatibility. Update to the new version (`npm install @currents/playwright@latest`).

There are breaking changes for users of our Orchestration feature (pwc-p). 
Follow the [migration guide](https://docs.currents.dev/guides/ci-optimization/playwright-orchestration/playwright-orchestration-migration-guide).

If you don't use pwc-p to run your tests, you can simply update the Currents Playwright reporter version.

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Last Update: May 19. 2026, 5pm PDT

- We have released version 2.0.0. `npm install @currents/playwright@2.0.0`. For users of orchestration there are breaking changes, and you need to update your CI to use the new subcommand format. Follow the [migration guide](https://docs.currents.dev/guides/ci-optimization/playwright-orchestration/playwright-orchestration-migration-guide).

May 12, 2026, 11pm PDT

- We have released version of 2.0.0-beta.3 with additional improvements. `npm install @currents/playwright@2.0.0-beta.3`.

May 11, 2026, 11pm PDT

- We have released a beta version of Currents that restires the compatibility with Playwright 1.60.0 `npm install @currents/playwright@beta`. We are still testing it with our customers and will release a stable version shortly.

May 11, 2026, 1pm PDT

- Version 1.60.0 of Playwright introduced a few compatibility issues that temporary broke integration with Currents. Specifically, a couple of internal configuration items that were used by Currents were removed.
- We have identified the issues and have been working on restoring full compatibility. We will release a new version of Currents that will restore compatibility with Playwright 1.60.0 shortly.

Follow this blog post or contact our team directly for more details and updates.


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## About the author

**Andrew Goldis**, Founder. Andrew Goldis is the founder of Currents. He has spent years building tooling for engineering teams that run large end-to-end suites in CI, and writes about test orchestration, flakiness and keeping pipelines fast as they grow.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agoldis/