[🐛 Bug]: latest version of playwright installs incorrect version of chromium from what synpress expects

[steezeburger]

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Synpress version

4.0.10

Node.js version

v22.13.1

Operating system

macOS Sonoma 14.6.1

Run mode

Playwright + Synpress (as plugin)

CI platform (if applicable)

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What happened?

npx playwright install installs a more recent version of chromium (1161) than what synpress seems to expect (1140).

While writing up this issue I actually found a solution, but it's untenable and terrible dx. I had to search through playwright releases to find which version had chromium build 1140, and then use that specific version to install chromium.

npx playwright@1.48.0 install chromium

What is your expected behavior?

synpress and playwright should just work together when using latest versions of everything and following the docs exactly

How to reproduce the bug.

To reproduce the bug just follow your installation and getting started docs exactly.

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