Impact Score: 5/10
Playwright v1.28.1 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: playwright · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.28.1. Source highlight: This patch release includes the following bug fixes:
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
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⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## Highlights
This patch release includes the following bug fixes:
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/18928 - [BUG] Electron firstWindow times out after upgrading to 1.28.0
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/18920 - [BUG] [expanded=false] in role selector returns elements without aria-expanded attribute
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/18865 - [BUG] regression in killing web server process in 1.28.0
## Browser Versions
* Chromium 108.0.5359.29
* Mozilla Firefox 106.0
* WebKit 16.4
This version was also tested against the following stable channels:
* Google Chrome 107
* Microsoft Edge 107