diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7c61354..5fe45e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-example
-        run: ./node_modules/.bin/playwright install --with-deps chromium firefox webkit
+        run: node ./node_modules/@playwright/test/cli.js install --with-deps chromium firefox webkit
 
       - name: Exercise the signed bridge in every release browser
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-example
diff --git a/examples/next-ai-sdk/package.json b/examples/next-ai-sdk/package.json
index 55b7a59..63f9c4a 100644
--- a/examples/next-ai-sdk/package.json
+++ b/examples/next-ai-sdk/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "start": "next start",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "vitest run --root ../.. --project next-ai-sdk",
-    "test:e2e": "playwright test"
+    "test:e2e": "node ./node_modules/@playwright/test/cli.js test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@ai-sdk/react": "4.0.67",
@@ -33,5 +33,9 @@
     "@types/react": "19.2.18",
     "@types/react-dom": "19.2.4",
     "typescript": "6.0.3"
+  },
+  "overrides": {
+    "@playwright/test": "1.62.1",
+    "playwright": "1.62.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/next-ai-sdk/playwright.config.ts b/examples/next-ai-sdk/playwright.config.ts
index 7b31086..5ef554b 100644
--- a/examples/next-ai-sdk/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/examples/next-ai-sdk/playwright.config.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     trace: "retain-on-failure",
   },
   webServer: {
-    command: "pnpm build && pnpm start --port 3100",
+    command: "npm run build && npm start -- --port 3100",
     url: "http://127.0.0.1:3100",
     reuseExistingServer: process.env.CI !== "1",
     timeout: 240_000,
diff --git a/packages/concierge/test/ai-sdk/artifact.test.ts b/packages/concierge/test/ai-sdk/artifact.test.ts
index 787ab37..57b90f7 100644
--- a/packages/concierge/test/ai-sdk/artifact.test.ts
+++ b/packages/concierge/test/ai-sdk/artifact.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("published artifact boundaries", () => {
       "utf8",
     ));
 
-    expect(manifest.version).toBe("0.2.0");
+    expect(manifest.version).toMatch(/^0\.2\.\d+$/u);
     expect(manifest.peerDependencies.ai).toBe("^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0");
     expect(manifest.peerDependenciesMeta.ai).toEqual({ optional: true });
     expect(manifest.publishConfig).toEqual({ access: "public", tag: "latest" });