diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b3edad76..4dcaac7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ jobs:
             --root-dir build/site
             build/site
       - name: Install the locked Chromium browser
-        run: '"$DOCS_TOOLING_DIRECTORY/node_modules/.bin/playwright" install --with-deps chromium'
+        run: '"$DOCS_TOOLING_DIRECTORY/node_modules/.bin/playwright" install chromium'
       - name: Verify missing-resource browser evidence
         run: npm --prefix "$DOCS_TOOLING_DIRECTORY" run test:docs-browser-failures
       - name: Check portal and API layouts in Chromium
diff --git a/scripts/check-docs-browser.mjs b/scripts/check-docs-browser.mjs
index 3a312e1e..831cb510 100644
--- a/scripts/check-docs-browser.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-docs-browser.mjs
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ try {
   };
   if (process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_EXECUTABLE_PATH) launchOptions.executablePath = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_EXECUTABLE_PATH;
   browser = await chromium.launch(launchOptions);
+  console.log(`Launched browser version: ${browser.version()}`);
 
   const surfaces = [
     {name: 'home', path: '/', kind: 'portal'},