diff --git a/browser-versions.json b/browser-versions.json
index 3d3238d03178..338ee0f72eac 100644
--- a/browser-versions.json
+++ b/browser-versions.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "chrome:beta": "130.0.6723.44",
+  "chrome:beta": "131.0.6778.3",
   "chrome:stable": "130.0.6723.58",
   "chrome:minimum": "64.0.3282.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/actions/type_special_chars.cy.js b/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/actions/type_special_chars.cy.js
index 3070b464bcc6..1d79e14e7320 100644
--- a/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/actions/type_special_chars.cy.js
+++ b/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/actions/type_special_chars.cy.js
@@ -1091,11 +1091,15 @@ describe('src/cy/commands/actions/type - #type special chars', () => {
       .type('{downarrow}22').then(($div) => {
         if (Cypress.isBrowser('firefox')) {
           expect(trimInnerText($div)).to.eq('foo22\nbar\nbaz')
-
-          return
+        } else if (Cypress.isBrowser({ family: 'chromium' }) && Cypress.browserMajorVersion() >= 131) {
+          // Chromium >=131 moves the cursor to the location of the end of the selection
+          // on the next line when typing the downarrow (in this case, behind 'bar')
+          expect(trimInnerText($div)).to.eql('foo\nbar22\nbaz')
+        } else {
+          // Chromium <=130 moves the cursor to the location of the beginning of the selection
+          // on the next line when typing the downarrow (in this case, in front of 'bar')
+          expect(trimInnerText($div)).to.eql('foo\n22bar\nbaz')
         }
-
-        expect(trimInnerText($div)).to.eql('foo\n22bar\nbaz')
       })
     })
   })