diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/publish-nightly.yml b/.azure-pipelines/publish-nightly.yml
index 90343c80..1569a2ef 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/publish-nightly.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/publish-nightly.yml
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ extends:
               versionSource: fromFile
               versionFilePath: .nvmrc
 
-          - script: npx playwright install --with-deps
-            displayName: Install Playwright Dependencies
-
           - script: sudo apt install -y libkrb5-dev
             displayName: Install libkrb5-dev
 
           - script: npm ci
             displayName: Install NPM dependencies
 
+          - script: npx playwright install --with-deps
+            displayName: Install Playwright Dependencies
+
           - script: yarn ts-node ./scripts/ci/build-monaco-editor-core-pkg nightly
             env:
               VSCODE_REF: ${{ parameters.vscodeRef }}
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/publish-stable.yml b/.azure-pipelines/publish-stable.yml
index 270e534f..1d4290ed 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/publish-stable.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/publish-stable.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ extends:
           - script: npm ci
             displayName: Install NPM dependencies
 
+          - script: npx playwright install --with-deps
+            displayName: Install Playwright Dependencies
+
           - script: yarn ts-node ./scripts/ci/build-monaco-editor-core-pkg stable
             displayName: Setup, Build & Test monaco-editor-core