diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/package.json b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/package.json
index b82de7e153..ca5202882a 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/package.json
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "7.11.5",
     "@babel/preset-env": "7.11.5",
     "@babel/preset-react": "7.10.4",
-    "@carbon/react": "^1.52.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "1.61.0-rc.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": "5.3.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "21.0.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "4.1.0",