diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 56a2e9bb..ff1b96da 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         "exceljs": "4.4.0",
         "fflate": "0.8.3",
         "pixelmatch": "^6.0.0",
-        "playwright": "^1.58.0",
+        "playwright": "^1.64.1",
         "pngjs": "^7.0.0",
         "postcss": "^8.5.15",
         "prettier": "^3.4.0",
@@ -9736,50 +9736,32 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright": {
-      "version": "1.60.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.60.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hheHdokM8cdqCb0lcE3s+zT4t4W+vvjpGxsZlDnikarzx8tSzMebh3UiFtgqwFwnTnjYQcsyMF8ei2mCO/tpeA==",
+      "version": "1.64.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.64.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HCrVhHr5QQuwYoswEUGTb7gGp522yflbv/ST8nF4sFWGuLjQCt17Q/EubpGGSNKYn1tsTCPZxqHhHCfVURu7UA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright-core": "1.60.0"
+        "playwright-core": "1.64.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=18"
-      },
-      "optionalDependencies": {
-        "fsevents": "2.3.2"
+        "node": ">=20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.60.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.60.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-9bW6zvX/m0lEbgTKJ6YppOKx8H3VOPBMOCFh2irXFOT4BbHgrx5hPjwJYLT40Lu+4qtD36qKc/Hn56StUW57IA==",
+      "version": "1.64.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.64.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BC4s8y6SEVA6Q1rSxZTto8hI1KUI3xXlHGZgvGqP4IqPdI/a6FX9H29IDNz7vKo9l21b6LfYosScPL6M3xxyDQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
         "playwright-core": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=18"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/playwright/node_modules/fsevents": {
-      "version": "2.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "optional": true,
-      "os": [
-        "darwin"
-      ],
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/pngjs": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 653b835c..d468ef30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     "exceljs": "4.4.0",
     "fflate": "0.8.3",
     "pixelmatch": "^6.0.0",
-    "playwright": "^1.58.0",
+    "playwright": "^1.64.1",
     "pngjs": "^7.0.0",
     "postcss": "^8.5.15",
     "prettier": "^3.4.0",
diff --git a/test/edit-history-sync.test.ts b/test/edit-history-sync.test.ts
index 4a9f6266..60cd745b 100644
--- a/test/edit-history-sync.test.ts
+++ b/test/edit-history-sync.test.ts
@@ -428,14 +428,20 @@ describe('EditHistorySync', () => {
     host.append('main', editLine('t1', T0, '/w/a.ts'));
     const orig = host.read;
     let first = true;
+    let inRead!: () => void;
+    const reachedRead = new Promise<void>((r) => (inRead = r));
     host.read = async (...a) => {
       if (first) {
         first = false;
+        inRead();
         await gate;
       }
       return orig(...a);
     };
     const slow = sync.sync(local);
+    // Only once s1 holds the gate: the sessions load their stores independently, so a later one
+    // could reach the read first, take the gate and hang the loop below before `release()`.
+    await reachedRead;
     for (let i = 1; i <= MAX_LOADED_STORES + 1; i++) await sync.sync({ ...local, id: `s1-${i}` });
     release();
     expect(await slow).toEqual({ state: 'ok' });