diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-slic-docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-slic-docker-image.yml
index 98d76e4..a6d08a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-slic-docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-slic-docker-image.yml
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@ jobs:
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.php_version }}
           build-args: |
             PHP_VERSION=${{ matrix.php_version }}
-            NODE_VERSION=16.6.1
-            NVM_VERSION=v0.39.3
+            NODE_VERSION=18.13.0
+            NVM_VERSION=v0.39.7
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 33f7bec..4dfde2d 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+# [1.5.1] - 2024-01-05
+* Change - Update the `npm` version to `18.13.0`
+* Change - Update the `nvm` version to `v0.39.7`
+* Fixed - Ensure `nvm` cache directory is world-accessible to allow use of `nvm install`
+
 # [1.5.1] - 2023-11-20
 * Change - Allow controlling the value of the `WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL` constant using the `SLIC_WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL` environment variable defined in the `.env.slic.run` configuration file; set to `true` by default to block all outgoing HTTP requests from WordPress.
 * Change - Allow controlling  the value of the `DISABLE_WP_CRON` constant using the `SLIC_DISABLE_WP_CRON` environment variable defined in the `.env.slic.run` configuration file; set to `true` by default to disable the WordPress cron system.
diff --git a/containers/slic/Dockerfile b/containers/slic/Dockerfile
index 7336492..bcb34fc 100644
--- a/containers/slic/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/slic/Dockerfile
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ FROM composer:2 AS composer2
 
 FROM php:${PHP_VERSION}
 
-ARG NODE_VERSION=16.6.1
-ARG NVM_VERSION=v0.39.3
+ARG NODE_VERSION=18.13.0
+ARG NVM_VERSION=v0.39.7
 # Disable AVIF for GD https://github.com/mlocati/docker-php-extension-installer#configuration
 ARG IPE_GD_WITHOUTAVIF=true
 
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@ RUN if [ ${IPE_GD_WITHOUTAVIF} = true ]; then \
       install-php-extensions gd; \
     fi
 
-# Install some more packages required by wp-cli and Composer.
+# Install some more packages required by wp-cli, Composer and Playwright.
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -yqq && apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends --show-progress \
     default-mysql-client curl git zip unzip iproute2 \
+    libnss3 libnspr4 libdbus-1-3 libatk1.0-0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 \
+    libcups2 libdrm2 libxkbcommon0 libatspi2.0-0 libxcomposite1 \
+    libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3 libxrandr2 libgbm1 \
+    libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2 libasound2 \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Configure the uopz extension.
@@ -53,14 +57,14 @@ RUN xdebug-off
 ENV NODE_VERSION=${NODE_VERSION}
 ENV NVM_VERSION=${NVM_VERSION}
 ENV NVM_DIR=/usr/local/bin/.nvm
-RUN mkdir /usr/local/bin/.nvm
+RUN mkdir /usr/local/bin/.nvm && mkdir /usr/local/bin/.nvm/cache
 RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/${NVM_VERSION}/install.sh | bash
 RUN bash -c '. $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh && nvm install $NODE_VERSION'
 RUN bash -c '. $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh && nvm alias default $NODE_VERSION'
 RUN bash -c '. $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh && nvm use default'
 
 ENV PATH $NVM_DIR/versions/node/v$NODE_VERSION/bin:$NVM_DIR:$PATH
-RUN chmod a+x $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh
+RUN chmod a+x $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh && chmod a+rwx $NVM_DIR/cache
 
 # Install Composer 1 and 2 from the respective images and make them world-executable.
 COPY --from=composer1 /usr/bin/composer /usr/local/bin/composer1
diff --git a/slic.php b/slic.php
index fd4ac6e..997ab41 100644
--- a/slic.php
+++ b/slic.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 ] );
 
 $cli_name = 'slic';
-const CLI_VERSION = '1.5.1';
+const CLI_VERSION = '1.5.2';
 
 // If the run-time option `-q`, for "quiet", is specified, then do not print the header.
 if ( in_array( '-q', $argv, true ) || ( in_array( 'exec', $argv, true ) && ! in_array( 'help', $argv, true ) ) ) {