diff --git a/playwriter/CHANGELOG.md b/playwriter/CHANGELOG.md
index af5c6e0..79beb96 100644
--- a/playwriter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/playwriter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.0.13
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- **Fixed home directory expansion on Windows**: Use `os.homedir()` instead of `process.env.HOME` for `~` path expansion in browser-config.ts, which doesn't exist on Windows.
+
 ## 0.0.12
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/playwriter/package.json b/playwriter/package.json
index 25f891a..c7ab5b8 100644
--- a/playwriter/package.json
+++ b/playwriter/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "playwriter",
   "description": "",
-  "version": "0.0.12",
+  "version": "0.0.13",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/playwriter/src/browser-config.ts b/playwriter/src/browser-config.ts
index 6ed763f..95948bc 100644
--- a/playwriter/src/browser-config.ts
+++ b/playwriter/src/browser-config.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function findChromeExecutablePath(): string {
   })()
 
   for (const path of paths) {
-    const resolvedPath = path.startsWith('~') ? path.replace('~', process.env.HOME || '') : path
+    const resolvedPath = path.startsWith('~') ? path.replace('~', os.homedir()) : path
     if (fs.existsSync(resolvedPath)) {
       return resolvedPath
     }