diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/packet.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/rendering/packet.spec.ts
index c64538875..2a32b9d07 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/packet.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/packet.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { imgSnapshotTest } from '../../helpers/util';
 
 describe('packet structure', () => {
-  it('should render a simple packet diagram', () => {
+  it('should render a simple packet-beta diagram', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `packet-beta
   title Hello world
@@ -10,9 +10,18 @@ describe('packet structure', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should render a simple packet diagram', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `packet
+  title Hello world
+  0-10: "hello"
+`
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should render a simple packet diagram without ranges', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
-      `packet-beta
+      `packet
   0: "h"
   1: "i"
 `
@@ -21,7 +30,7 @@ describe('packet structure', () => {
 
   it('should render a complex packet diagram', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
-      `packet-beta
+      `packet
         0-15: "Source Port"
         16-31: "Destination Port"
         32-63: "Sequence Number"
@@ -52,7 +61,7 @@ describe('packet structure', () => {
         packet:
           showBits: false
       ---
-      packet-beta
+      packet
         0-15: "Source Port"
         16-31: "Destination Port"
         32-63: "Sequence Number"
diff --git a/demos/packet.html b/demos/packet.html
index b66880f39..c83513dd9 100644
--- a/demos/packet.html
+++ b/demos/packet.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     <div class="diagrams">
       <pre class="mermaid">
-      packet-beta
+      packet
         0-15: "Source Port"
         16-31: "Destination Port"
         32-63: "Sequence Number"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         packet:
           showBits: false
       ---
-      packet-beta
+      packet
         0-15: "Source Port"
         16-31: "Destination Port"
         32-63: "Sequence Number"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       config:
         theme: forest
       ---
-      packet-beta
+      packet
         title Forest theme
         0-15: "Source Port"
         16-31: "Destination Port"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       config:
         theme: dark
       ---
-      packet-beta
+      packet
         title Dark theme
         0-15: "Source Port"
         16-31: "Destination Port"
diff --git a/docs/syntax/packet.md b/docs/syntax/packet.md
index 5eab81910..77a718747 100644
--- a/docs/syntax/packet.md
+++ b/docs/syntax/packet.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This diagram type is particularly useful for developers, network engineers, educ
 ## Syntax
 
 ```md
-packet-beta
+packet
 start: "Block name" %% Single-bit block
 start-end: "Block name" %% Multi-bit blocks
 ... More Fields ...
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ start-end: "Block name" %% Multi-bit blocks
 ---
 title: "TCP Packet"
 ---
-packet-beta
+packet
 0-15: "Source Port"
 16-31: "Destination Port"
 32-63: "Sequence Number"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ packet-beta
 ---
 title: "TCP Packet"
 ---
-packet-beta
+packet
 0-15: "Source Port"
 16-31: "Destination Port"
 32-63: "Sequence Number"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ packet-beta
 ```
 
 ```mermaid-example
-packet-beta
+packet
 title UDP Packet
 0-15: "Source Port"
 16-31: "Destination Port"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ title UDP Packet
 ```
 
 ```mermaid
-packet-beta
+packet
 title UDP Packet
 0-15: "Source Port"
 16-31: "Destination Port"
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ config:
     packet:
       startByteColor: red
 ---
-packet-beta
+packet
 0-15: "Source Port"
 16-31: "Destination Port"
 32-63: "Sequence Number"
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/detector.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/detector.ts
index 5aca92e6c..ed3c61054 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/detector.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/detector.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type {
 const id = 'packet';
 
 const detector: DiagramDetector = (txt) => {
-  return /^\s*packet-beta/.test(txt);
+  return /^\s*packet(-beta)?/.test(txt);
 };
 
 const loader: DiagramLoader = async () => {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
index 2d7b278cd..d328bc4ba 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
     expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('[]');
   });
 
+  it('should handle a packet definition', async () => {
+    const str = `packet`;
+    await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
+    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('[]');
+  });
+
   it('should handle diagram with data and title', async () => {
-    const str = `packet-beta
+    const str = `packet
     title Packet diagram
     accTitle: Packet accTitle
     accDescr: Packet accDescription
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
   });
 
   it('should handle single bits', async () => {
-    const str = `packet-beta
+    const str = `packet
     0-10: "test"
     11: "single"
     `;
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
   });
 
   it('should split into multiple rows', async () => {
-    const str = `packet-beta
+    const str = `packet
     0-10: "test"
     11-90: "multiple"
     `;
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
   });
 
   it('should split into multiple rows when cut at exact length', async () => {
-    const str = `packet-beta
+    const str = `packet
     0-16: "test"
     17-63: "multiple"
     `;
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
   });
 
   it('should throw error if numbers are not continuous', async () => {
-    const str = `packet-beta
+    const str = `packet
     0-16: "test"
     18-20: "error"
     `;
@@ -143,7 +149,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
   });
 
   it('should throw error if numbers are not continuous for single packets', async () => {
-    const str = `packet-beta
+    const str = `packet
     0-16: "test"
     18: "error"
     `;
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
   });
 
   it('should throw error if numbers are not continuous for single packets - 2', async () => {
-    const str = `packet-beta
+    const str = `packet
     0-16: "test"
     17: "good"
     19: "error"
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
   });
 
   it('should throw error if end is less than start', async () => {
-    const str = `packet-beta
+    const str = `packet
     0-16: "test"
     25-20: "error"
     `;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/packet.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/packet.md
index c7b6cb71b..d73adf5d7 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/packet.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/packet.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This diagram type is particularly useful for developers, network engineers, educ
 ## Syntax
 
 ```md
-packet-beta
+packet
 start: "Block name" %% Single-bit block
 start-end: "Block name" %% Multi-bit blocks
 ... More Fields ...
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ start-end: "Block name" %% Multi-bit blocks
 ---
 title: "TCP Packet"
 ---
-packet-beta
+packet
 0-15: "Source Port"
 16-31: "Destination Port"
 32-63: "Sequence Number"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ packet-beta
 ```
 
 ```mermaid-example
-packet-beta
+packet
 title UDP Packet
 0-15: "Source Port"
 16-31: "Destination Port"
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ config:
     packet:
       startByteColor: red
 ---
-packet-beta
+packet
 0-15: "Source Port"
 16-31: "Destination Port"
 32-63: "Sequence Number"
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/mermaidAPI.spec.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/mermaidAPI.spec.ts
index 3e28dbfd4..e1ba8d9da 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/mermaidAPI.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/mermaidAPI.spec.ts
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ graph TD;A--x|text including URL space|B;`)
       { textDiagramType: 'journey', expectedType: 'journey' },
       { textDiagramType: 'pie', expectedType: 'pie' },
       { textDiagramType: 'packet-beta', expectedType: 'packet' },
+      { textDiagramType: 'packet', expectedType: 'packet' },
       { textDiagramType: 'xychart-beta', expectedType: 'xychart' },
       { textDiagramType: 'requirementDiagram', expectedType: 'requirement' },
       { textDiagramType: 'sequenceDiagram', expectedType: 'sequence' },
diff --git a/packages/parser/src/language/packet/packet.langium b/packages/parser/src/language/packet/packet.langium
index 91d6501ed..434817dff 100644
--- a/packages/parser/src/language/packet/packet.langium
+++ b/packages/parser/src/language/packet/packet.langium
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import "../common/common";
 
 entry Packet:
   NEWLINE*
-  "packet-beta"
+  ("packet"| "packet-beta")
   (
     TitleAndAccessibilities
     | blocks+=PacketBlock
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ entry Packet:
 
 PacketBlock:
   start=INT('-' end=INT)? ':' label=STRING EOL
-;
\ No newline at end of file
+;
diff --git a/packages/parser/src/language/packet/tokenBuilder.ts b/packages/parser/src/language/packet/tokenBuilder.ts
index accba5675..c0bbdf3ed 100644
--- a/packages/parser/src/language/packet/tokenBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/parser/src/language/packet/tokenBuilder.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ import { AbstractMermaidTokenBuilder } from '../common/index.js';
 
 export class PacketTokenBuilder extends AbstractMermaidTokenBuilder {
   public constructor() {
-    super(['packet-beta']);
+    super(['packet']);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/parser/tests/packet.test.ts b/packages/parser/tests/packet.test.ts
index eb2ea303d..1b2e1a496 100644
--- a/packages/parser/tests/packet.test.ts
+++ b/packages/parser/tests/packet.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ describe('packet', () => {
     `
     \tpacket-beta
     `,
+    `packet`,
+    `  packet  `,
+    `\tpacket\t`,
+    `
+    \tpacket
+    `,
   ])('should handle regular packet', (context: string) => {
     const result = parse(context);
     expectNoErrorsOrAlternatives(result);
diff --git a/packages/parser/tests/test-util.ts b/packages/parser/tests/test-util.ts
index 7a6050016..ee7627109 100644
--- a/packages/parser/tests/test-util.ts
+++ b/packages/parser/tests/test-util.ts
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ const consoleMock = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => undefined)
  * @param result - the result `parse` function.
  */
 export function expectNoErrorsOrAlternatives(result: ParseResult) {
-  expect(result.lexerErrors).toHaveLength(0);
-  expect(result.parserErrors).toHaveLength(0);
-
+  expect.soft(result.lexerErrors).toHaveLength(0);
+  expect.soft(result.parserErrors).toHaveLength(0);
+  // To see what the error is, in the logs.
+  expect(result.lexerErrors[0]).toBeUndefined();
   expect(consoleMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   consoleMock.mockReset();
 }