diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index efb4bcae..9b4e1e8b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pytest-mock==3.12.0
 behave==1.2.6
 httpx==0.25.1
 faker==22.0.0
-playwright==1.42.0
+playwright>=1.49.0
 pytest-playwright==0.4.4
 
 # --- Web Scraper (optional, feature-gated) ---