diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index 77c4f7f785b5..58d8d3326b1e 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -1415,6 +1415,15 @@
       "contributions": [
         "code"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "ggdawson",
+      "name": "Garrett Dawson",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37080130?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/ggdawson",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "commitConvention": "none"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1264581aa702..9d35c271ad8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ check out our [Contributing Guide](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) and our
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/amercury"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17834588?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Alexandr Ovchinnikov</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits?author=amercury" title="Code">💻</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://jt-helsinki.github.io/blog/"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20871336?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>J Thomas</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits?author=jt-helsinki" title="Code">💻</a></td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/ggdawson"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37080130?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Garrett Dawson</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits?author=ggdawson" title="Code">💻</a></td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 <!-- markdownlint-restore -->
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
index 2622ff5b801f..f3b110acd444 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export interface DataTableRow<ColTypes extends any[]> {
 export interface DataTableHeader {
   key: string;
   header: React.ReactNode;
-  slug: React.ReactElement;
+  slug?: React.ReactElement;
 }
 
 export interface DataTableRenderProps<RowType, ColTypes extends any[]> {