Impact Score: 5/10
Playwright v1.41.1 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
Source available — automated, not human-reviewed
Component: playwright · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.41.1. Source highlight: Chromium 121.0.6167.57
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
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
### Highlights
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/29067 - [REGRESSION] Codegen/Recorder: not all clicks are being actioned nor recorded
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/29028 - [REGRESSION] React component tests throw type error when passing null/undefined to component
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/29027 - [REGRESSION] React component tests not passing Date prop values
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/29023 - [REGRESSION] React component tests not rendering children prop
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/29019 - [REGRESSION] trace.playwright.dev does not currently support the loading from URL
## Browser Versions
* Chromium 121.0.6167.57
* Mozilla Firefox 121.0
* WebKit 17.4
This version was also tested against the following stable channels:
* Google Chrome 120
* Microsoft Edge 120