diff --git a/packages/web-components/package.json b/packages/web-components/package.json
index 9c552584a..845664aaa 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/web-components/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "18.3.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.30.5",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.30.5",
-    "@uswds/uswds": "^3.8.1",
+    "@uswds/uswds": "^3.9.0",
     "animate.css": "^4.1.1",
     "babel-loader": "^8.2.2",
     "eslint": "^8.19.0",
diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/va-alert/test/va-alert.e2e.ts b/packages/web-components/src/components/va-alert/test/va-alert.e2e.ts
index 337062fa7..299ae178b 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/va-alert/test/va-alert.e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/va-alert/test/va-alert.e2e.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ describe('va-alert', () => {
         <mock:shadow-root>
           <div class="usa-alert usa-alert--info">
             <div class="usa-alert__body">
-              <slot name="headline"></slot>
-              <slot></slot>
+              <div>
+                <slot name="headline"></slot>
+                <slot></slot>
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
         </mock:shadow-root>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/va-alert/va-alert.tsx b/packages/web-components/src/components/va-alert/va-alert.tsx
index 9dc52f60e..c41c260cb 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/va-alert/va-alert.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/va-alert/va-alert.tsx
@@ -181,15 +181,17 @@ export class VaAlert {
             class="usa-alert__body"
             onClick={this.handleAlertBodyClick.bind(this)}
           >
-            {status === 'continue' && (
-              <va-icon
-                class="va-alert__lock-icon"
-                icon="lock"
-                size={slim ? 3 : 4}
-              ></va-icon>
-            )}
-            {!slim && <slot name="headline"></slot>}
-            <slot></slot>
+            <div>
+              {status === 'continue' && (
+                <va-icon
+                  class="va-alert__lock-icon"
+                  icon="lock"
+                  size={slim ? 3 : 4}
+                ></va-icon>
+              )}
+              {!slim && <slot name="headline"></slot>}
+              <slot></slot>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f84356e47..23ab4c082 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3456,7 +3456,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:18.3.0"
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "npm:^5.30.5"
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "npm:^5.30.5"
-    "@uswds/uswds": "npm:^3.8.1"
+    "@uswds/uswds": "npm:^3.9.0"
     animate.css: "npm:^4.1.1"
     aria-hidden: "npm:^1.1.3"
     babel-loader: "npm:^8.2.2"
@@ -7450,18 +7450,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@uswds/uswds@npm:^3.8.1":
-  version: 3.8.1
-  resolution: "@uswds/uswds@npm:3.8.1"
-  dependencies:
-    classlist-polyfill: "npm:1.2.0"
-    object-assign: "npm:4.1.1"
-    receptor: "npm:1.0.0"
-    resolve-id-refs: "npm:0.1.0"
-  checksum: 10/69859ff4c2da126a425b21fc7346023c793ba0fc517a3c52ff23f9466e8c45e4a0b8a534997f15a9611ee525b639000213b045242cf577e3e31a9f131810a47e
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@uswds/uswds@npm:^3.9.0":
   version: 3.9.0
   resolution: "@uswds/uswds@npm:3.9.0"
@@ -9390,13 +9378,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"classlist-polyfill@npm:1.2.0":
-  version: 1.2.0
-  resolution: "classlist-polyfill@npm:1.2.0"
-  checksum: 10/dd7211ca016eaa1fa1ae3f7c65680fce8815b1e5b7541b524c3762ab98ce73e1a782cf71819a07e1e2614385f082bbd0285b1a34f389daf16bed23a11efe06a1
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "classnames@npm:^2.2.6, classnames@npm:^2.3.1":
   version: 2.3.1
   resolution: "classnames@npm:2.3.1"