diff --git a/factory/.env b/factory/.env
index b9f9b04621..cbbf55e373 100644
--- a/factory/.env
+++ b/factory/.env
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ NODE_VERSION="${FACTORY_DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION}"
 FACTORY_VERSION='5.1.0'
 
 # Chrome versions: https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/google_chrome/stable/main/base/google-chrome-stable
-CHROME_VERSION='131.0.6778.69-1'
+CHROME_VERSION='131.0.6778.85-1'
 
 # Cypress versions: https://www.npmjs.com/package/cypress
 CYPRESS_VERSION='13.16.0'
 
 # Edge versions: https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge/pool/main/m/microsoft-edge-stable/
-EDGE_VERSION='131.0.2903.51-1'
+EDGE_VERSION='131.0.2903.70-1'
 
 # Firefox versions: https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/
 FIREFOX_VERSION='132.0.2'
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ YARN_VERSION='1.22.22'
 # TODO: Globally installed webkit currently isn't found, see issue https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/25344
 # WEBKIT_VERSION='1.29.0'
 
-# Tags used for the Docker images generated from cypress/factory. Keep in mind the Docker images will only release if these versions change.
+# Tags used for the Docker images generated from cypress/factory.
+# A change to BASE_IMAGE_TAG, BROWSERS_IMAGE_TAG or INCLUDED_IMAGE_TAG causes a corresponding new image to be deployed.
+# The short-form convenience tags, BROWSERS_IMAGE_SHORT_TAG and INCLUDED_IMAGE_SHORT_TAG, are not used in determining whether to deploy a new image.
 BASE_IMAGE_TAG="${NODE_VERSION}"
 
+BROWSERS_IMAGE_SHORT_TAG="${NODE_VERSION}"
 BROWSERS_IMAGE_TAG="node-${NODE_VERSION}-chrome-${CHROME_VERSION}-ff-${FIREFOX_VERSION}-edge-${EDGE_VERSION}"
 
 INCLUDED_IMAGE_SHORT_TAG="${CYPRESS_VERSION}"
diff --git a/factory/docker-compose.yml b/factory/docker-compose.yml
index a29658ce39..4f73a2a101 100644
--- a/factory/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/factory/docker-compose.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ services:
         EDGE_VERSION: ${EDGE_VERSION}
       tags:
        - ${REPO_PREFIX-}cypress/browsers:latest # comment out for release of alternate version
+       - ${REPO_PREFIX-}cypress/browsers:${BROWSERS_IMAGE_SHORT_TAG}
        - ${REPO_PREFIX-}cypress/browsers:${BROWSERS_IMAGE_TAG}
     command: node -v