diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b18930cd3..442ee66b9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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+        "playwright": "1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23"
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       },
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+        "node": ">=18"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23.tgz",
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+        "playwright-core": "1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23"
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         "playwright": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23.tgz",
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       "bin": {
         "playwright-core": "cli.js"
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       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
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     "node_modules/prebuild-install": {
@@ -5295,12 +5295,12 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23.tgz",
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+        "playwright": "1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23"
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     "@types/babel__core": {
@@ -7315,19 +7315,19 @@
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+      "version": "1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-w88IlEXZ7WjokAlnhQimxq9V6c7eiZfrO4m9QMnqZeWct5zyXrdxdQyEQrsZYrnDrIGv78uKqxVimR9EJPhNTA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "fsevents": "2.3.2",
-        "playwright-core": "1.44.0-beta-1714435420000"
+        "playwright-core": "1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23"
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+      "version": "1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23.tgz",
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     "prebuild-install": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4aed7a354..b79e3f6ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.23.2",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.44.0-beta-1714435420000",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.45.0-alpha-2024-05-23",
     "@types/babel__core": "^7.20.3",
     "@types/babel__helper-plugin-utils": "^7.10.2",
     "@types/babel__traverse": "^7.20.3",
diff --git a/tests/project-setup.spec.ts b/tests/project-setup.spec.ts
index b5493730e..19e2aeee4 100644
--- a/tests/project-setup.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/project-setup.spec.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ test.describe(() => {
     expect(output).toContain('from-setup');
     expect(output).toContain('from-test');
     expect(output).toContain('from-teardown');
+
+    // Ensure the rendered order of the projects is correct.
+    const webView = vscode.webViews.get('pw.extension.settingsView')!;
+    await expect(webView.getByTestId('projects').locator('div').locator('label')).toHaveText([
+      'setup',
+      'test',
+      'teardown',
+    ]);
   });
 
   test('should run setup and teardown projects (2)', async ({ activate }) => {