diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
index adf3692a4..a84cd4845 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npx update-browserslist-db@latest
+        # redundant, npm ci also updates browserslist, but for release we redo it just in case
       - run: npx nx bundle web-component
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@98357b18bf14b5342f975ff684046ec3b2a07725 # v8.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index cb51a8698..a486c85c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npx update-browserslist-db@latest
+        # redundant, npm ci also updates browserslist, but for deploy we redo it just in case
       - name: Build web-component
         run: |
           # create the bundles required for studio-web
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-preview.yml
index a0a7e47a7..89fd8993b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-preview.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: "24"
       - run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci
-      - run: npx update-browserslist-db@latest
       - name: Build web-component
         run: |
           # create the bundles required for studio-web
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-preview.yml
index c8651b64b..c68931667 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-preview.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event.action != 'closed'
         run: |
           npm ci
-      - name: Always preview with the latest browserslist db
-        if: github.event.action != 'closed'
-        run: |
-          npx update-browserslist-db@latest
       - name: Build web-component
         if: github.event.action != 'closed'
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4397433e6..3273d63e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npx update-browserslist-db@latest
+        # redundant, npm ci also updates browserslist, but for release we redo it just in case
       - name: Build and bundle
         run: |
           npx nx bundle web-component
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-tests.yml
index 501b47aad..2f392011c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 24
       - run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci --verbose
-      - run: npx update-browserslist-db@latest
 
       - name: Ng unit test for studio-web
         run: |
diff --git a/.husky/post-install b/.husky/post-install
deleted file mode 100644
index 76ceb88b3..000000000
--- a/.husky/post-install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-npx playwright install --with-deps firefox chromium webkit
diff --git a/.husky/post-merge b/.husky/post-merge
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c35e3af69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.husky/post-merge
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+npx update-browserslist-db@latest
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b5b120f1a..0077603ba 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "root",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "(MIT AND BSD-3-Clause)",
       "workspaces": [
         "packages/*"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 263781878..85c59b9b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
     "zone.js": "~0.15.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "prepare": "husky"
+    "prepare": "husky",
+    "postinstall": "npx -y update-browserslist-db@latest"
   },
   "commitlint": {
     "extends": [
diff --git a/packages/studio-web/project.json b/packages/studio-web/project.json
index efc71bba5..ebceeb125 100644
--- a/packages/studio-web/project.json
+++ b/packages/studio-web/project.json
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
     },
     "serve": {
       "executor": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:dev-server",
-      "dependsOn": ["update-browserslist"],
       "configurations": {
         "production-en": {
           "buildTarget": "studio-web:build:production,en"