diff --git a/packages/gamut/package.json b/packages/gamut/package.json
index 7d065d8fb1..10b674f268 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/package.json
+++ b/packages/gamut/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "polished": "^4.1.2",
     "react-aria-tabpanel": "^4.4.0",
     "react-focus-on": "^3.5.1",
-    "react-hook-form": "^7.21.2",
+    "react-hook-form": "^7.53.1",
     "react-player": "^2.16.0",
     "react-select": "^5.2.2",
     "react-truncate-markup": "^5.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedFormGroup.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedFormGroup.tsx
index 29a3ace294..5bb53fa8fa 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedFormGroup.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedFormGroup.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Anchor } from '../Anchor';
 import { HiddenText } from '../HiddenText';
 import { Markdown } from '../Markdown';
 import { ConnectedField, FieldProps, SubmitContextProps } from './types';
-import { useField } from './utils';
+import { getErrorMessage, useField } from './utils';
 
 const ErrorAnchor = styled(Anchor)(
   css({
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ export function ConnectedFormGroup<T extends ConnectedField>({
     </FormGroupLabel>
   );
 
+  const textError = customError || getErrorMessage(error);
+
   return (
     <FormGroup spacing={hideLabel ? 'tight' : spacing}>
       {hideLabel ? <HiddenText>{renderedLabel}</HiddenText> : renderedLabel}
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ export function ConnectedFormGroup<T extends ConnectedField>({
             }}
             skipDefaultOverrides={{ a: true }}
             inline
-            text={error || customError}
+            text={textError}
             spacing="none"
           />
         </FormError>
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedInput.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedInput.tsx
index 6be1764aba..333e1a48bb 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedInput.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const ConnectedInput: React.FC<ConnectedInputProps> = ({
   return (
     <Input
       disabled={isDisabled}
-      error={error}
+      error={Boolean(error)}
       aria-required={isRequired}
       {...ref}
       {...rest}
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedRadio.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedRadio.tsx
index 2080d497b1..4e50eae1b9 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedRadio.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedRadio.tsx
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ export const ConnectedRadio: React.FC<ConnectedRadioProps> = ({
     disabled,
   });
 
-  return <Radio disabled={isDisabled} error={error} {...ref} {...rest} />;
+  return (
+    <Radio disabled={isDisabled} error={Boolean(error)} {...ref} {...rest} />
+  );
 };
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedSelect.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedSelect.tsx
index 73cabeac74..8aa9078c43 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedSelect.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedSelect.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const ConnectedSelect: React.FC<ConnectedSelectProps> = ({
   return (
     <Select
       disabled={isDisabled}
-      error={error}
+      error={Boolean(error)}
       aria-required={isRequired}
       {...ref}
       {...rest}
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedTextArea.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedTextArea.tsx
index 0276fdcd6e..78d2ca66e4 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedTextArea.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/ConnectedInputs/ConnectedTextArea.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const ConnectedTextArea: React.FC<ConnectedTextAreaProps> = ({
   return (
     <TextArea
       disabled={isDisabled}
-      error={error}
+      error={Boolean(error)}
       aria-required={isRequired}
       {...ref}
       {...rest}
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/SubmitButton.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/SubmitButton.tsx
index e8aabd5fa7..d539725a60 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/SubmitButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/SubmitButton.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ComponentType } from 'react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { FormState } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { FieldValues, FormState } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { Box, FlexBox } from '../Box';
 import { ButtonProps, FillButton } from '../Button';
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ import { Spinner } from '../Loading/Spinner';
 import { useSubmitState } from './utils';
 
 export interface SubmitContextProps {
-  loading?: FormStateCallback | boolean;
-  disabled?: FormStateCallback | boolean;
+  loading?: FormStateCallback<FieldValues> | boolean;
+  disabled?: FormStateCallback<FieldValues> | boolean;
 }
 
-export type FormStateCallback<Values = {}> = (
+export type FormStateCallback<Values extends FieldValues = {}> = (
   formState: FormState<Values>
 ) => boolean;
 
 export interface SubmitContextProps {
-  loading?: FormStateCallback | boolean;
-  disabled?: FormStateCallback | boolean;
+  loading?: FormStateCallback<FieldValues> | boolean;
+  disabled?: FormStateCallback<FieldValues> | boolean;
 }
 export type SubmitButtonProps = Omit<ButtonProps, 'as' | 'disabled'> &
   SubmitContextProps & {
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/__tests__/ConnectedForm.test.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/__tests__/ConnectedForm.test.tsx
index d07713af04..92fa308f13 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/__tests__/ConnectedForm.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/__tests__/ConnectedForm.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { setupRtl } from '@codecademy/gamut-tests';
 import { fireEvent, queries } from '@testing-library/dom';
 import { act, RenderResult, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
-import * as rhf from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { createPromise } from '../../utils';
 import { ConnectedForm } from '..';
@@ -87,9 +86,8 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
 
     const { view } = renderView({ onSubmit });
 
-    const { checkboxField, selectField, textField, radioOption } = getBaseCases(
-      view
-    );
+    const { checkboxField, selectField, textField, radioOption } =
+      getBaseCases(view);
 
     doBaseFormActions(selectField, textField, checkboxField, radioOption);
 
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
   it('calls clearError onError so error text is re-read by screen reader', async () => {
     const mockHandleSubmit = jest.fn();
 
-    // the return type of useForm is optionally undefined, so we have to do some seemingly unnecessary nullish coalescing here for type safety
+    /* We need a different approach to mock useForm and clearErrors, though since this is blocking the Storybook upgrade we'll use a stopgap for now.
     const mockedUseForm =
       jest.spyOn(rhf, 'useForm').getMockImplementation() ?? mockHandleSubmit;
 
@@ -133,6 +131,7 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
       const returnMock = mockedUseForm();
       return { ...returnMock, clearErrors: mockHandleSubmit };
     });
+    */
 
     const api = createPromise<{}>();
     const onSubmit = async (values: {}) => api.resolve(values);
@@ -140,6 +139,7 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
       validationRules,
       defaultValues,
       onSubmit,
+      onError: mockHandleSubmit,
     });
 
     await act(async () => {
@@ -158,9 +158,8 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
       onSubmit,
     });
 
-    const { checkboxField, selectField, textField, radioGroup } = getBaseCases(
-      view
-    );
+    const { checkboxField, selectField, textField, radioGroup } =
+      getBaseCases(view);
 
     expect(checkboxField).toHaveAttribute('aria-required');
     expect(selectField).toHaveAttribute('aria-required');
@@ -218,12 +217,8 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
         onSubmit,
       });
 
-      const {
-        checkboxField,
-        selectField,
-        textField,
-        radioOption,
-      } = getBaseCases(view);
+      const { checkboxField, selectField, textField, radioOption } =
+        getBaseCases(view);
 
       doBaseFormActions(selectField, textField, checkboxField, radioOption);
 
@@ -246,12 +241,8 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
         onSubmit,
       });
 
-      const {
-        checkboxField,
-        selectField,
-        textField,
-        radioOption,
-      } = getBaseCases(view);
+      const { checkboxField, selectField, textField, radioOption } =
+        getBaseCases(view);
 
       await act(async () => {
         fireEvent.submit(view.getByRole('button'));
@@ -274,12 +265,8 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
         disableFieldsOnSubmit: true,
       });
 
-      const {
-        checkboxField,
-        selectField,
-        textField,
-        radioOption,
-      } = getBaseCases(view);
+      const { checkboxField, selectField, textField, radioOption } =
+        getBaseCases(view);
       await act(async () => {
         fireEvent.submit(view.getByRole('button'));
       });
@@ -305,12 +292,8 @@ describe('ConnectedForm', () => {
           resetOnSubmit: true,
         });
 
-        const {
-          checkboxField,
-          selectField,
-          textField,
-          radioOption,
-        } = getBaseCases(view);
+        const { checkboxField, selectField, textField, radioOption } =
+          getBaseCases(view);
 
         doBaseFormActions(selectField, textField, checkboxField, radioOption);
 
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/index.ts b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/index.ts
index 3848537402..e51e5340e1 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/index.ts
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,13 @@ export * from './ConnectedFormGroup';
 export * from './ConnectedForm';
 export * from './ConnectedInputs';
 export * from './SubmitButton';
-export * from './utils';
+export {
+  submitSuccessStatus,
+  USE_DEBOUNCED_FIELD_DIRTY_KEY,
+  useConnectedForm,
+  useDebouncedField,
+  useField,
+  useFormState,
+  useGetInitialFormValue,
+  useSubmitState,
+} from './utils';
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/types.ts b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/types.ts
index 92de96cbec..e0ead4f2fa 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/types.ts
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FormState } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { FieldValues, FormState } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import {
   ConnectedCheckbox,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface FieldProps<FieldComponent extends ConnectedField>
   component: FieldComponent;
 }
 
-export type FormStateCallback<Values = {}> = (
+export type FormStateCallback<Values extends FieldValues = {}> = (
   formState: FormState<Values>
 ) => boolean;
 
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/utils.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/utils.tsx
index 5720ed8cc7..75d52876dc 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/utils.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/ConnectedForm/utils.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import {
   useState,
 } from 'react';
 import {
+  FieldError,
+  FieldErrorsImpl,
+  Merge,
   RegisterOptions,
   useFieldArray,
   useFormContext,
@@ -65,7 +68,8 @@ export const useConnectedForm = <
 }: UseConnectedFormProps<Values, Partial<ValidationRules>>) => {
   return useMemo(
     () => ({
-      ConnectedFormGroup: ConnectedFormGroup as ConnectedGroupStrictProps<Values>,
+      ConnectedFormGroup:
+        ConnectedFormGroup as ConnectedGroupStrictProps<Values>,
       ConnectedForm: ConnectedForm as ConnectedFormStrictProps<
         Values,
         ValidationRules
@@ -246,11 +250,12 @@ export const useGetInitialFormValue = ({
   // For some reason including `updated` trips a lint error about unnecessary deps
   // but it doesn't throw anything in the editor :shrug:
   // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  const initialValue: string | null = useMemo(() => getValues(name), [
-    name,
-    getValues,
-    updated,
-  ]);
+  const initialValue: string | null = useMemo(
+    () => getValues(name),
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    [name, getValues, updated]
+  );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!(isNull(initialValue) || isUndefined(initialValue))) {
@@ -391,3 +396,19 @@ export function useDebouncedField<T extends InputTypes>({
     value: localValue as T extends 'checkbox' ? boolean : string,
   };
 }
+
+export const getErrorMessage = (
+  error:
+    | string
+    | FieldError
+    | Merge<FieldError, FieldErrorsImpl<any>>
+    | undefined
+) => {
+  if (error) {
+    if (typeof error === 'string') return error;
+    if ('message' in error && typeof error?.message === 'string')
+      return error.message;
+    return 'An error has occurred';
+  }
+  return undefined;
+};
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/GridForm/GridForm.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/GridForm/GridForm.tsx
index 249e076eeb..e2c96c2545 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/GridForm/GridForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/GridForm/GridForm.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Fragment, useMemo } from 'react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
   DeepPartial,
+  DefaultValues,
   Mode,
   SubmitHandler,
   UnpackNestedValue,
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 
 import { ButtonProps } from '../Button';
 import { ConnectedForm, FormContextProps } from '../ConnectedForm';
-import { FormRequiredText } from '../Form';
+import { FormRequiredText } from '../Form/elements/FormRequiredText';
 import { FormValues } from '../Form/types';
 import { Column, LayoutGrid, LayoutGridProps } from '../Layout';
 import { GridFormButtons, GridFormSubmitProps } from './GridFormButtons';
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ export function GridForm<Values extends FormValues<Values>>({
   return (
     <ConnectedForm<Values>
       validation={validation}
-      defaultValues={defaultValues}
+      defaultValues={defaultValues as DefaultValues<Values>}
       display="flex"
       flexDirection="column"
       isSoloField={hasComputedSoloField}
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/GridForm/GridFormSections/GridFormContent.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/GridForm/GridFormSections/GridFormContent.tsx
index 0e575341e6..3e2b951fd3 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/GridForm/GridFormSections/GridFormContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/GridForm/GridFormSections/GridFormContent.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import { useField } from '../../ConnectedForm';
+import { getErrorMessage, useField } from '../../ConnectedForm/utils';
 import { GridFormInputGroup } from '../GridFormInputGroup';
 import { GridFormField } from '../types';
 
@@ -9,17 +9,11 @@ export type GridFormContentProps = {
 };
 
 export const GridFormContent: React.FC<GridFormContentProps> = ({ field }) => {
-  const {
-    error,
-    isFirstError,
-    register,
-    setValue,
-    isDisabled,
-    isSoloField,
-  } = useField({
-    name: field.name,
-    disabled: field.disabled,
-  });
+  const { error, isFirstError, register, setValue, isDisabled, isSoloField } =
+    useField({
+      name: field.name,
+      disabled: field.disabled,
+    });
 
   const requiredBoolean = !!(
     field.type !== 'hidden' &&
@@ -27,9 +21,11 @@ export const GridFormContent: React.FC<GridFormContentProps> = ({ field }) => {
     field.validation?.required
   );
 
+  const textError = getErrorMessage(error);
+
   return (
     <GridFormInputGroup
-      error={error}
+      error={textError}
       isFirstError={isFirstError}
       isDisabled={isDisabled}
       field={field}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2aed2d21f5..dcb79c44df 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12198,10 +12198,10 @@ react-helmet@6.1.0:
     react-fast-compare "^3.1.1"
     react-side-effect "^2.1.0"
 
-react-hook-form@^7.21.2:
-  version "7.21.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-hook-form/-/react-hook-form-7.21.2.tgz#3faf1292b66b97f6897ba46138aeaf5a1f6031c6"
-  integrity sha512-G2qcUsZSoVolLMZi83nRcZR3VquUWI8lgAfMUyL2teL7vAFPKKwPMfKv2+tXFZjBMzNXHb+HxARdUGcETo8IqQ==
+react-hook-form@^7.53.1:
+  version "7.53.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-hook-form/-/react-hook-form-7.53.1.tgz#3f2cd1ed2b3af99416a4ac674da2d526625add67"
+  integrity sha512-6aiQeBda4zjcuaugWvim9WsGqisoUk+etmFEsSUMm451/Ic8L/UAb7sRtMj3V+Hdzm6mMjU1VhiSzYUZeBm0Vg==
 
 react-is@18.1.0:
   version "18.1.0"