diff --git a/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md b/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
index 052f111a..a92ea1a0 100644
--- a/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ Components with the <sl-badge variant="warning" pill>Experimental</sl-badge> bad
 
 New versions of Shoelace are released as-needed and generally occur when a critical mass of changes have accumulated. At any time, you can see what's coming in the next release by visiting [next.shoelace.style](https://next.shoelace.style).
 
+## 2.11.2
+
+- Fixed a bug in `<sl-carousel>` component that caused an error to be thrown when rendered with Lit [#1684]
+
 ## 2.11.1
 
 - Improved the experimental `<sl-carousel>` component [#1605]
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4d9ba9bb..51761bc2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@shoelace-style/shoelace",
-  "version": "2.11.1",
+  "version": "2.11.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@shoelace-style/shoelace",
-      "version": "2.11.1",
+      "version": "2.11.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ctrl/tinycolor": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fa2eda1..155fb6f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@shoelace-style/shoelace",
   "description": "A forward-thinking library of web components.",
-  "version": "2.11.1",
+  "version": "2.11.2",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace",
   "author": "Cory LaViska",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts b/src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts
index c5ae7810..5c200305 100644
--- a/src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ export default class SlCarousel extends ShoelaceElement {
     }
   }
 
-  private isCarouselItem(node: HTMLElement): node is SlCarouselItem {
-    return node.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'sl-carousel-item';
+  private isCarouselItem(node: Node): node is SlCarouselItem {
+    return node instanceof Element && node.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'sl-carousel-item';
   }
 
   private handleSlotChange = (mutations: MutationRecord[]) => {