# Playwright v1.45.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Playwright (https://playwright.dev)
- **Version:** v1.45.0
- **Released:** Jun 24, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/playwright/updates/v1.45.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.45.0. Source highlight: Utilizing the new Clock API allows to manipulate and control time within tests to verify time-related behavior. This API covers many common scenarios, including:

## New Features
- New options testConfig.respectGitIgnore and testProject.respectGitIgnore control whether files matching `.gitignore` patterns are excluded when searching for tests.
- New property `timeout` is now available for custom expect matchers. This property takes into account `playwright.config.ts` and `expect.configure()`.