diff --git a/packages/mermaid/package.json b/packages/mermaid/package.json
index ca2720938..9c6b607af 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/package.json
+++ b/packages/mermaid/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mermaid-chart/mermaid",
-  "version": "11.3.0-b.1",
+  "version": "11.3.0-a.1",
   "description": "Markdown-ish syntax for generating flowcharts, mindmaps, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts, git graphs and more.",
   "type": "module",
   "module": "./dist/mermaid.core.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/scripts/docs.mts b/packages/mermaid/scripts/docs.mts
index ca2b26b0c..073a3c1a9 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/scripts/docs.mts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/scripts/docs.mts
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ import { visit } from 'unist-util-visit';
 register('./loadHook.mjs', import.meta.url);
 const { shapesDefs } = await import('../src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.js');
 
-export const MERMAID_RELEASE_VERSION = JSON.parse(
-  readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../../mermaid/package.json'), 'utf8')
-).version as string;
+export const MERMAID_RELEASE_VERSION = JSON.parse(readFileSync('../mermaid/package.json', 'utf8'))
+  .version as string;
 const MERMAID_MAJOR_VERSION = MERMAID_RELEASE_VERSION.split('.')[0];
 const CDN_URL = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm'; // 'https://unpkg.com';