diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a080b4..e8a03a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.10.0",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.11.1",
-    "@hmcts/playwright-common": "^1.0.30",
+    "@hmcts/playwright-common": "^1.0.33",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.48.2",
     "@types/node": "^22.15.34",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.8.0",
diff --git a/playwright-e2e/tests/user-tests.spec.ts b/playwright-e2e/tests/user-tests.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..712bd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright-e2e/tests/user-tests.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { test } from "../fixtures";
+
+test.describe("User tests using idam utils", () => {
+  test("Update user", async ({
+    page,
+    config,
+    citizenUserUtils,
+    idamPage,
+    idamUtils,
+  }) => {
+    //create citizen user
+    const token = process.env.CREATE_USER_BEARER_TOKEN as string;
+    const user = await citizenUserUtils.createUser();
+    await page.goto(config.urls.citizenUrl);
+
+    //login citizen user
+    await idamPage.login({
+      username: user.email,
+      password: user.password,
+    });
+
+    //get user id for citizen user
+    const userInfo = await idamUtils.getUserInfo({
+      email: user.email,
+      bearerToken: token,
+    });
+    console.log(userInfo);
+
+    //update user with new forename and surname
+    const userUpdate = await idamUtils.updateUser({
+      id: userInfo.id,
+      bearerToken: token,
+      password: user.password,
+      user: {
+        email: user.email,
+        forename: "changed forename",
+        surname: "changed surname",
+        roleNames: ["citizen"],
+      },
+    });
+    console.log(userUpdate);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8a7cb42..c92b031 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -162,24 +162,24 @@ __metadata:
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-  version: 1.0.32
-  resolution: "@hmcts/playwright-common@npm:1.0.32"
+"@hmcts/playwright-common@npm:^1.0.33":
+  version: 1.0.33
+  resolution: "@hmcts/playwright-common@npm:1.0.33"
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     "@eslint/js": "npm:^9.11.1"
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "npm:^8.8.0"
     eslint: "npm:^9.11.1"
-    eslint-plugin-playwright: "npm:^1.6.2"
+    eslint-plugin-playwright: "npm:^2.0.0"
     get-port: "npm:^7.1.0"
-    globals: "npm:^15.10.0"
+    globals: "npm:^16.0.0"
     lighthouse: "npm:^12.2.1"
     playwright-lighthouse: "npm:^4.0.0"
     typescript: "npm:^5.6.2"
     typescript-eslint: "npm:^8.8.0"
   peerDependencies:
     "@playwright/test": ^1.53.0
-  checksum: 10/cec3a079d220c2402e9621693d3b0581b3e6bac8e33304c93d418ae8de73f05f18611413d9d26697a5c5a55d31610d75381388e79ed2eabd7bc6d21764163496
+  checksum: 10/bcdde79e4dfd16635614493c234ed49fc6ecd7d8c0d33d649c8b368e262d37a986fbfcaf9ea99d30b00899304986ede7626ab02626dc5b8ea6e5fd4b53953052
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@@ -1633,21 +1633,6 @@ __metadata:
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-  version: 1.8.3
-  resolution: "eslint-plugin-playwright@npm:1.8.3"
-  dependencies:
-    globals: "npm:^13.23.0"
-  peerDependencies:
-    eslint: ">=8.40.0"
-    eslint-plugin-jest: ">=25"
-  peerDependenciesMeta:
-    eslint-plugin-jest:
-      optional: true
-  checksum: 10/8a0b9f51ba1eb09e64e15452cc78ab7fc82a68e45a432185acc2851eb0ad67b683e9bb2ca9ac9791267608ca0ceb0fca2b551868d494831e1ed62b2c566c099e
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   resolution: "eslint-plugin-playwright@npm:2.2.1"
@@ -2062,13 +2047,6 @@ __metadata:
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-  resolution: "globals@npm:15.15.0"
-  checksum: 10/7f561c87b2fd381b27fc2db7df8a4ea7a9bb378667b8a7193e61fd2ca3a876479174e2a303a74345fbea6e1242e16db48915c1fd3bf35adcf4060a795b425e18
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "globals@npm:^16.0.0":
   version: 16.3.0
   resolution: "globals@npm:16.3.0"
@@ -3397,7 +3375,7 @@ __metadata:
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     "@eslint/js": "npm:^9.11.1"
-    "@hmcts/playwright-common": "npm:^1.0.30"
+    "@hmcts/playwright-common": "npm:^1.0.33"
     "@playwright/test": "npm:^1.48.2"
     "@types/node": "npm:^22.15.34"
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "npm:^8.8.0"