diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index c70da38..1a3053a 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+# [1.7.1] - 2024-08-30
+* Fixed - Run the `playwright install` command as root, allow running Playwright tests as the `slic` user.
+* Change - The `playwright install` command will now install only the Chromium browser and its dependencies.
+
 # [1.7.0] - 2024-06-06
 * Fixed - Properly read changes and restart stack after using the `slic php-version set` command.
 * Added - PHP 8.3 docker images.
diff --git a/slic-stack.yml b/slic-stack.yml
index edeb249..191486c 100644
--- a/slic-stack.yml
+++ b/slic-stack.yml
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ services:
       COLUMNS: "${COLUMNS:-80}"
       # Explicitly set the env var that will define the Function Mocker cache path: it will be picked up by the config file.
       FUNCTION_MOCKER_CACHE_PATH: "/cache"
+      # Explicitly set the path to the Playwright browsers cache to make sure it will be the same for all users.
+      PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH: "/home/slic/.cache/ms-playwright"
     volumes:
       # Paths are relative to the directory that contains this file, NOT the current working directory.
       # Share the WordPress core installation files in the `_wordpress` directory.
diff --git a/slic.php b/slic.php
index 27ed35d..69829a6 100644
--- a/slic.php
+++ b/slic.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 ] );
 
 $cli_name = 'slic';
-const CLI_VERSION = '1.7.0';
+const CLI_VERSION = '1.7.1';
 
 // If the run-time option `-q`, for "quiet", is specified, then do not print the header.
 if ( in_array( '-q', $argv, true ) || ( in_array( 'exec', $argv, true ) && ! in_array( 'help', $argv, true ) ) ) {
diff --git a/src/commands/playwright.php b/src/commands/playwright.php
index 111da13..3fc9734 100644
--- a/src/commands/playwright.php
+++ b/src/commands/playwright.php
@@ -44,20 +44,40 @@
 
 setup_id();
 $playwright_args = $args( '...' );
-$status          = slic_realtime()(
-	array_merge(
-		[
-			'exec',
-			'--user',
-			sprintf( '"%s:%s"', getenv( 'SLIC_UID' ), getenv( 'SLIC_GID' ) ),
-			'--workdir',
-			escapeshellarg( get_project_container_path() ),
-			'slic',
-			'node_modules/.bin/playwright',
-		],
-		$playwright_args
-	)
-);
+$is_install_command = $playwright_args[0] === 'install';
+
+if ( $is_install_command ) {
+	// Install commands will need to run as root.
+	$user = '0:0';
+} else {
+	// Other commands will run as the current user.
+	$user = sprintf( '"%s:%s"', getenv( 'SLIC_UID' ), getenv( 'SLIC_GID' ) );
+}
+
+if ( $playwright_args === ['install'] ) {
+	// It's exactly the `playwright install` command and nothing more.
+	$command = [
+		'exec',
+		'--user',
+		'0:0',
+		'--workdir',
+		escapeshellarg( get_project_container_path() ),
+		'slic',
+		'node_modules/.bin/playwright install chromium --with-deps',
+	];
+} else {
+	$command = array_merge( [
+		'exec',
+		'--user',
+		$user,
+		'--workdir',
+		escapeshellarg( get_project_container_path() ),
+		'slic',
+		'node_modules/.bin/playwright',
+	], $playwright_args );
+}
+
+$status = slic_realtime()( $command );
 
 // If there is a status other than 0, we have an error. Bail.
 if ( $status ) {