diff --git a/packages/mermaid/package.json b/packages/mermaid/package.json
index 4724df33c..8da8f5daa 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/package.json
+++ b/packages/mermaid/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mermaid-chart/mermaid",
-  "version": "10.8.0-b.4",
+  "version": "10.8.0-b.6",
   "description": "Markdown-ish syntax for generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts and git graphs.",
   "type": "module",
   "module": "./dist/mermaid.core.mjs",
@@ -49,14 +49,8 @@
   "author": "Knut Sveidqvist",
   "license": "MIT",
   "standard": {
-    "ignore": [
-      "**/parser/*.js",
-      "dist/**/*.js",
-      "cypress/**/*.js"
-    ],
-    "globals": [
-      "page"
-    ]
+    "ignore": ["**/parser/*.js", "dist/**/*.js", "cypress/**/*.js"],
+    "globals": ["page"]
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^6.0.1",
@@ -124,9 +118,6 @@
     "vitepress": "^1.0.0-rc.40",
     "vitepress-plugin-search": "^1.0.4-alpha.22"
   },
-  "files": [
-    "dist/",
-    "README.md"
-  ],
+  "files": ["dist/", "README.md"],
   "sideEffects": false
 }
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
index e56f7471e..8b3891fcc 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
@@ -347,8 +347,10 @@ const drawActorTypeParticipant = function (elem, actor, conf, isFooter) {
     }
   }
 
-  g.attr('data-et', 'participant');
-  g.attr('data-id', actor.name);
+  if (!isFooter) {
+    g.attr('data-et', 'participant');
+    g.attr('data-id', actor.name);
+  }
 
   _drawTextCandidateFunc(conf)(
     actor.description,
@@ -405,7 +407,9 @@ const drawActorTypeActor = function (elem, actor, conf, isFooter) {
   }
   actElem.attr('class', cssClass);
 
-  actElem.attr('data-et', 'participant').attr('data-id', actor.name);
+  if (isFooter) {
+    actElem.attr('data-et', 'participant').attr('data-id', actor.name);
+  }
 
   const rect = svgDrawCommon.getNoteRect();
   rect.x = actor.x;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/mermaid.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/mermaid.ts
index 933730551..63a88ea81 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/mermaid.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/mermaid.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { isDetailedError } from './utils.js';
 import type { DetailedError } from './utils.js';
 import type { ExternalDiagramDefinition } from './diagram-api/types.js';
 import type { UnknownDiagramError } from './errors.js';
+// import { defaultConfig } from './config';
 
 export type {
   MermaidConfig,
@@ -309,6 +310,10 @@ const executeQueue = async () => {
   executionQueueRunning = false;
 };
 
+interface ConfigTuple {
+  defaultConfig: MermaidConfig;
+  config: MermaidConfig;
+}
 /**
  * Parse the text and validate the syntax.
  * @param text - The mermaid diagram definition.
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ const executeQueue = async () => {
 const parse = async (
   text: string,
   parseOptions?: ParseOptions
-): Promise<boolean | void | Diagram> => {
+): Promise<boolean | void | (Diagram & ConfigTuple)> => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     // This promise will resolve when the render call is done.
     // It will be queued first and will be executed when it is first in line
@@ -327,10 +332,13 @@ const parse = async (
       new Promise((res, rej) => {
         mermaidAPI.parse(text, parseOptions).then(
           (r) => {
+            const result = r as Diagram & ConfigTuple;
+            result.defaultConfig = mermaidAPI.defaultConfig;
+            result.config = mermaidAPI.getConfig();
             // This resolves for the promise for the queue handling
-            res(r);
+            res(result);
             // This fulfills the promise sent to the value back to the original caller
-            resolve(r);
+            resolve(result);
           },
           (e) => {
             log.error('Error parsing', e);