Update Browser-Testing Dependencies: Playwright 1.53.0 → 1.54.0

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This PR updates the browser testing dependencies to their latest stable versions as requested in the monthly dependency update issue.

Changes Made

• Updated Playwright: 1.53.0 → 1.54.0

  • Updated MicrosoftPlaywrightVersion in eng/Versions.props
  • Updated Docker image to mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/dotnet:v1.54.0-jammy-amd64 in src/Components/benchmarkapps/Wasm.Performance/dockerfile

• Selenium packages: No changes needed

  • Selenium.WebDriver: Already at latest stable 4.34.0
  • Selenium.Support: Already at latest stable 4.34.0

Validation

✅ All dependencies verified:

• Microsoft.Playwright 1.54.0 package exists on NuGet and restores successfully
• Docker image mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/dotnet:v1.54.0-jammy-amd64 exists and can be pulled from MCR
• Package versions now match between NuGet reference and Docker image
• Created validation test confirming all packages import and work correctly

Automation Used

Used the existing automation script eng/scripts/update-selenium-and-playwright-versions.ps1 to identify the latest versions. The script confirmed:

• Playwright had an available update from 1.53.0 to 1.54.0
• Selenium packages (4.34.0) are already at their latest stable versions

This ensures our browser testing infrastructure stays current with the latest stable releases for reliable E2E testing and benchmarking.

/cc @dotnet/aspnet-build

Fixes #62875.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR updates the browser testing dependencies to keep the infrastructure current with the latest stable releases. The primary change is updating Playwright from version 1.53.0 to 1.54.0 to maintain reliable E2E testing and benchmarking capabilities.

Key changes:

• Updated Playwright version from 1.53.0 to 1.54.0 in version properties
• Updated corresponding Docker image to match the new Playwright version
• Selenium packages remain unchanged as they are already at latest stable versions

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
eng/Versions.props	Updates MicrosoftPlaywrightVersion property from 1.53.0 to 1.54.0
src/Components/benchmarkapps/Wasm.Performance/dockerfile	Updates Playwright Docker base image to v1.54.0-jammy-amd64