diff --git a/cspell.json b/cspell.json
index e1ee4b2..3fae701 100644
--- a/cspell.json
+++ b/cspell.json
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 {
-  "ignorePaths": ["**/node_modules/**", "**/third-party/**"],
-  "words": ["appload", "domcontentloaded", "networkidle", "outfile", "tada", "upvote"]
+  "ignorePaths": [
+    "**/node_modules/**",
+    "**/third-party/**"
+  ],
+  "words": [
+    "appload",
+    "deepmerge",
+    "domcontentloaded",
+    "networkidle",
+    "outfile",
+    "tada",
+    "upvote"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 42cd470..7c20135 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "glob": "^10.3.10",
-        "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2"
+        "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
+        "glob": "^10.3.10"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@ionic/prettier-config": "^4.0.0",
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         "@stencil/core": "^4.13.0",
         "@types/eslint": "^8.56.2",
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
-        "@types/lodash.merge": "^4.6.9",
         "@types/node": "^20.11.19",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.0.2",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.0.2",
@@ -2674,21 +2673,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-5+fP8P8MFNC+AyZCDxrB2pkZFPGzqQWUzpSeuuVLvm8VMcorNYavBqoFcxK8bQz4Qsbn4oUEEem4wDLfcysGHA==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-t7dhREVv6dbNj0q17X12j7yDG4bD/DHYX7o5/DbDxobP0HnGPgpRz2Ej77aL7TZT3DSw13fqUTj8J4mMnqa7WA==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "node_modules/@types/lodash.merge": {
-      "version": "4.6.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash.merge/-/lodash.merge-4.6.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-23sHDPmzd59kUgWyKGiOMO2Qb9YtqRO/x4IhkgNUiPQ1+5MUVqi6bCZeq9nBJ17msjIMbEIO5u+XW4Kz6aGUhQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/lodash": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
       "version": "20.11.25",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.11.25.tgz",
@@ -3970,7 +3954,6 @@
       "version": "4.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deepmerge/-/deepmerge-4.3.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-3sUqbMEc77XqpdNO7FRyRog+eW3ph+GYCbj+rK+uYyRMuwsVy0rMiVtPn+QJlKFvWP/1PYpapqYn0Me2knFn+A==",
-      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
@@ -6709,7 +6692,8 @@
     "node_modules/lodash.merge": {
       "version": "4.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.merge/-/lodash.merge-4.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0KpjqXRVvrYyCsX1swR/XTK0va6VQkQM6MNo7PqW77ByjAhoARA8EfrP1N4+KlKj8YS0ZUCtRT/YUuhyYDujIQ=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-0KpjqXRVvrYyCsX1swR/XTK0va6VQkQM6MNo7PqW77ByjAhoARA8EfrP1N4+KlKj8YS0ZUCtRT/YUuhyYDujIQ==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/lru-cache": {
       "version": "5.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 28e9c3a..02390b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "@stencil/core": "^4.13.0",
     "@types/eslint": "^8.56.2",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
-    "@types/lodash.merge": "^4.6.9",
     "@types/node": "^20.11.19",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.0.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.0.2",
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@
   },
   "prettier": "@ionic/prettier-config",
   "dependencies": {
-    "glob": "^10.3.10",
-    "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2"
+    "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
+    "glob": "^10.3.10"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/create-config.ts b/src/create-config.ts
index 875df2a..aae45e3 100644
--- a/src/create-config.ts
+++ b/src/create-config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { PlaywrightTestConfig } from '@playwright/test';
-import merge from 'lodash.merge';
+import merge from 'deepmerge';
 
 import { loadConfigMeta } from './load-config-meta';
 import { ProcessConstants } from './process-constants';
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ type DeepPartial<T> = T extends object
  * @param overrides Values to override in the default config. Any Playwright config option can be overridden.
  * @returns A {@link PlaywrightTestConfig} object
  */
-export const createConfig = async (overrides?: DeepPartial<PlaywrightTestConfig>): Promise<PlaywrightTestConfig> => {
+export const createConfig = async (
+  overrides: DeepPartial<PlaywrightTestConfig> = {},
+): Promise<PlaywrightTestConfig> => {
   const { webServerUrl, baseURL, stencilEntryPath, stencilNamespace } = await loadConfigMeta();
 
   // Set the Stencil namespace and entry path as environment variables so we can use them when constructing
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ export const createConfig = async (overrides?: DeepPartial<PlaywrightTestConfig>
   process.env[ProcessConstants.STENCIL_NAMESPACE] = stencilNamespace;
   process.env[ProcessConstants.STENCIL_ENTRY_PATH] = stencilEntryPath;
 
-  return merge(
+  return merge<DeepPartial<PlaywrightTestConfig>>(
     {
       testMatch: '*.e2e.ts',
       use: {