diff --git a/cypress/e2e/update/update.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/update/update.spec.ts
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--- a/cypress/e2e/update/update.spec.ts
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@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-/// <reference types="cypress" />
-
-import { HomeserverInstance } from "../../plugins/utils/homeserver";
-
-describe("Update", () => {
-    let homeserver: HomeserverInstance;
-
-    beforeEach(() => {
-        cy.startHomeserver("default").then((data) => {
-            homeserver = data;
-        });
-    });
-
-    afterEach(() => {
-        cy.stopHomeserver(homeserver);
-    });
-
-    it("should navigate to ?updated=$VERSION if realises it is immediately out of date on load", () => {
-        const NEW_VERSION = "some-new-version";
-
-        cy.intercept("/version*", {
-            statusCode: 200,
-            body: NEW_VERSION,
-            headers: {
-                "Content-Type": "test/plain",
-            },
-        }).as("version");
-
-        cy.initTestUser(homeserver, "Ursa");
-
-        cy.wait("@version");
-        cy.url()
-            .should("contain", "updated=" + NEW_VERSION)
-            .then((href) => {
-                const url = new URL(href);
-                expect(url.searchParams.get("updated")).to.equal(NEW_VERSION);
-            });
-    });
-});
diff --git a/playwright/e2e/update/update.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/update/update.spec.ts
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+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { test, expect } from "../../element-web-test";
+
+test.describe("Update", () => {
+    const NEW_VERSION = "some-new-version";
+
+    test.use({
+        displayName: "Ursa",
+    });
+
+    test.beforeEach(async ({ context }) => {
+        await context.route("/version*", async (route) => {
+            await route.fulfill({
+                body: NEW_VERSION,
+                headers: {
+                    "Content-Type": "test/plain",
+                },
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    test("should navigate to ?updated=$VERSION if realises it is immediately out of date on load", async ({
+        page,
+        user,
+    }) => {
+        await expect(page).toHaveURL(/updated=/);
+        expect(new URL(page.url()).searchParams.get("updated")).toEqual(NEW_VERSION);
+    });
+});