diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/__tests__/common-properties/controls/oneofselect-test.js b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/__tests__/common-properties/controls/oneofselect-test.js
index abfe27e70..69f2cb397 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/__tests__/common-properties/controls/oneofselect-test.js
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/__tests__/common-properties/controls/oneofselect-test.js
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ describe("oneofselect paramDef works correctly", () => {
 
 		// combobox should have aria-label
 		const comboboxWrapper = container.querySelector("div[data-id='properties-ctrl-oneofselect_custom_value']");
-		const comboboxAriaLabel = comboboxWrapper.querySelector(".cds--list-box__menu").getAttribute("aria-label");
-		expect(comboboxAriaLabel).to.equal("oneofselect custom value allowed");
+		const comboboxAriaLabelledby = comboboxWrapper.querySelector(".cds--list-box__menu").getAttribute("aria-labelledby");
+		expect(comboboxWrapper.querySelector(`label[id='${comboboxAriaLabelledby}']`).textContent).to.equal("oneofselect custom value allowed(required)");
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/__tests__/common-properties/panels/tearsheet-test.js b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/__tests__/common-properties/panels/tearsheet-test.js
index 2f2188cad..76a40f15e 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/__tests__/common-properties/panels/tearsheet-test.js
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/__tests__/common-properties/panels/tearsheet-test.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe("tearsheet tests", () => {
 	it("should have title and description set", () => {
 		controller.setActiveTearsheet("tearsheet1");
 		wrapper.update();
-		expect(wrapper.find("div.properties-tearsheet-panel .properties-tearsheet-header h3").text()).to.equal("Python");
+		expect(wrapper.find("div.properties-tearsheet-panel .properties-tearsheet-header h2").text()).to.equal("Python");
 		expect(wrapper.find("div.properties-tearsheet-panel .properties-tearsheet-header p").text()).to.equal("Your change is automatically saved.");
 	});
 	it("should be hidden but not removed from DOM on the tearsheet close button", () => {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe("tearsheet tests", () => {
 		wrapper.find("div[data-id='properties-ctrl-code_rows'] button.maximize").simulate("click");
 		wrapper.update();
 		expect(wrapper.find("div.properties-tearsheet-panel.is-visible")).to.have.length(1);
-		expect(wrapper.find("div.properties-tearsheet-panel .properties-tearsheet-header h3").text()).to.equal("Python 2");
+		expect(wrapper.find("div.properties-tearsheet-panel .properties-tearsheet-header h2").text()).to.equal("Python 2");
 		expect(wrapper.find("div.properties-tearsheet-panel div[data-id='properties-ctrl-code_rows']")).to.have.length(1);
 	});
 });
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe("Tearsheet renders correctly", () => {
 		const tearsheet = wrapper.find("div.properties-tearsheet-panel");
 		expect(tearsheet).to.have.length(1);
 		expect(tearsheet.find("div.properties-tearsheet-header")).to.have.length(1);
-		expect(tearsheet.find("div.properties-tearsheet-header > h3").text()).to.equal("test title");
+		expect(tearsheet.find("div.properties-tearsheet-header > h2").text()).to.equal("test title");
 		expect(tearsheet.find("div.properties-tearsheet-body")).to.have.length(1);
 		expect(tearsheet.find("div.properties-tearsheet-body").text()).to.equal("test content");
 		expect(tearsheet.find("div.properties-tearsheet-body.with-buttons")).to.have.length(0);
diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/package.json b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/package.json
index 47bff42c3..dcda6038f 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/package.json
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "7.24.7",
     "@babel/preset-env": "7.25.3",
     "@babel/preset-react": "7.24.7",
-    "@carbon/react": "1.62.0-rc.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "1.71.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": "5.3.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "21.0.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "4.1.0",
diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-properties/common-properties.jsx b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-properties/common-properties.jsx
index b9f41f3fc..b3ba8019b 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-properties/common-properties.jsx
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-properties/common-properties.jsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class CommonProperties extends React.Component {
 	}
 
 	componentDidCatch(error, info) {
+		console.error(error);
 		this.setState({
 			hasError: true,
 			error: error,
diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-properties/controls/dropdown/dropdown.jsx b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-properties/controls/dropdown/dropdown.jsx
index 5bf942c17..4458b93b9 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-properties/controls/dropdown/dropdown.jsx
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-properties/controls/dropdown/dropdown.jsx
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class DropDown extends React.Component {
 	}
 
 	handleComboOnChange(evt) {
-		let value = evt.selectedItem && evt.selectedItem.value ? evt.selectedItem.value : "";
+		let value = evt.selectedItem && evt.selectedItem.value ? evt.selectedItem.value : evt.selectedItem;
 		if (this.props.control.controlType === ControlType.SELECTCOLUMN) {
 			value = PropertyUtils.fieldStringToValue(value, this.props.control, this.props.controller);
 		}
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ class DropDown extends React.Component {
 					disabled={this.props.state === STATES.DISABLED || this.disableEmptyListDropdown}
 					type="default"
 					items={dropDown.options}
+					itemToString={(item) => (item ? item.label : "")}
 					itemToElement={this.renderItem}
 					renderSelectedItem={this.renderItem}
 					onChange={this.handleChange}
diff --git a/canvas_modules/harness/package.json b/canvas_modules/harness/package.json
index 4ef7340ea..20c1858e9 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/harness/package.json
+++ b/canvas_modules/harness/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-react": "7.24.1",
     "@carbon/charts": "1.15.3",
     "@carbon/charts-react": "1.15.3",
-    "@carbon/react": "1.62.0-rc.0",
+    "@carbon/react": "1.71.0",
     "@elyra/canvas": "file:../common-canvas",
     "@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin": "0.5.11",
     "ajv": "8.12.0",