diff --git a/examples/class-prefix/package.json b/examples/class-prefix/package.json
index 16cc59dca770..854b6e140852 100644
--- a/examples/class-prefix/package.json
+++ b/examples/class-prefix/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/codesandbox-styles/package.json b/examples/codesandbox-styles/package.json
index 0bca20f74ef8..4c1bc700b71c 100644
--- a/examples/codesandbox-styles/package.json
+++ b/examples/codesandbox-styles/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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diff --git a/examples/custom-theme/package.json b/examples/custom-theme/package.json
index 0b039165e6e6..1c71f20cf650 100644
--- a/examples/custom-theme/package.json
+++ b/examples/custom-theme/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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diff --git a/examples/id-prefix/package.json b/examples/id-prefix/package.json
index e19c20a10c88..58f5bf5f74af 100644
--- a/examples/id-prefix/package.json
+++ b/examples/id-prefix/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/light-dark-mode/package.json b/examples/light-dark-mode/package.json
index 1d402b9d3bf7..11adec8f679d 100644
--- a/examples/light-dark-mode/package.json
+++ b/examples/light-dark-mode/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/nextjs/package.json b/examples/nextjs/package.json
index 7a15b68e735f..ef7648c5aad6 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/nextjs/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "start": "next start"
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+    "@carbon/react": "^1.71.0-rc.0",
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diff --git a/examples/v10-token-compat-in-v11/package.json b/examples/v10-token-compat-in-v11/package.json
index 1d5894d6277e..7b38315a1abd 100644
--- a/examples/v10-token-compat-in-v11/package.json
+++ b/examples/v10-token-compat-in-v11/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "preview": "vite preview"
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diff --git a/examples/vite/package.json b/examples/vite/package.json
index 16e8740fd529..078c67a50970 100644
--- a/examples/vite/package.json
+++ b/examples/vite/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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diff --git a/packages/carbon-components-react/package.json b/packages/carbon-components-react/package.json
index 3017ada8d313..40f13847ac50 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-components-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/carbon-components-react/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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-    "@carbon/styles": "^1.69.0",
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diff --git a/packages/carbon-components/package.json b/packages/carbon-components/package.json
index 82147fd79fcd..c98c307ea6e4 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/carbon-components/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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+  "version": "11.70.0-rc.0",
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@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
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+    "@carbon/styles": "^1.70.0-rc.0",
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diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 22bb0b9f657d..116a85fdbb5e 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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-  "version": "1.70.0",
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@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/styles/package.json b/packages/styles/package.json
index a67dd7c260b7..a63bd1120453 100644
--- a/packages/styles/package.json
+++ b/packages/styles/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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   "description": "Styles for the Carbon Design System",
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+  "version": "1.70.0-rc.0",
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diff --git a/packages/web-components/package.json b/packages/web-components/package.json
index 972973c71c22..6062ed8449a9 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/web-components/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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+    "@carbon/styles": "^1.70.0-rc.0",
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diff --git a/www/package.json b/www/package.json
index e09722475e0a..39792d7fa147 100644
--- a/www/package.json
+++ b/www/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d9a64f6268e9..f0d5ebf2acdf 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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-    "@carbon/styles": "npm:^1.68.0"
+    "@carbon/styles": "npm:^1.70.0-rc.0"
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-    "@carbon/styles": "npm:^1.69.0"
+    "@carbon/react": "npm:^1.71.0-rc.0"
+    "@carbon/styles": "npm:^1.70.0-rc.0"
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+    "@carbon/styles": "npm:^1.70.0-rc.0"
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