diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/contributors.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/contributors.ts
index a223a36df..bef2c1311 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/contributors.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/contributors.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import contributorNamesJson from './contributor-names.json';
+import contributorUsernamesJson from './contributor-names.json';
 
 export interface Contributor {
   name: string;
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ export interface SocialEntry {
 }
 
 export interface CoreTeam {
-  avatar: string;
   name: string;
   // required to download avatars from GitHub
   github: string;
+  avatar?: string;
   twitter?: string;
   mastodon?: string;
   sponsor?: string;
@@ -26,20 +26,18 @@ export interface CoreTeam {
   links?: SocialEntry[];
 }
 
-const contributorNames: string[] = contributorNamesJson;
-const contributorsAvatars: Record<string, string> = {};
+const contributorUsernames: string[] = contributorUsernamesJson;
 
-export const contributors = (contributorNames as string[]).reduce((acc, name) => {
-  contributorsAvatars[name] = `/user-avatars/${name}.png`;
-  acc.push({ name, avatar: contributorsAvatars[name] });
-  return acc;
-}, [] as Contributor[]);
+export const contributors = contributorUsernames.map((username) => {
+  return { username, avatar: `/user-avatars/${username}.png` };
+});
 
 const websiteSVG = {
   svg: '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-globe"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle><line x1="2" y1="12" x2="22" y2="12"></line><path d="M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z"></path></svg>',
 };
 
 const createLinks = (tm: CoreTeam): CoreTeam => {
+  tm.avatar = `/user-avatars/${tm.github}.png`;
   tm.links = [{ icon: 'github', link: `https://github.com/${tm.github}` }];
   if (tm.mastodon) {
     tm.links.push({ icon: 'mastodon', link: tm.mastodon });
@@ -56,30 +54,27 @@ const createLinks = (tm: CoreTeam): CoreTeam => {
   return tm;
 };
 
+const knut: CoreTeam = {
+  github: 'knsv',
+  name: 'Knut Sveidqvist',
+  title: 'Creator',
+  twitter: 'knutsveidqvist',
+  sponsor: 'https://github.com/sponsors/knsv',
+};
+
 const plainTeamMembers: CoreTeam[] = [
-  {
-    github: 'knsv',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.knsv,
-    name: 'Knut Sveidqvist',
-    title: 'Creator',
-    twitter: 'knutsveidqvist',
-    sponsor: 'https://github.com/sponsors/knsv',
-  },
   {
     github: 'NeilCuzon',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.NeilCuzon,
     name: 'Neil Cuzon',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
   {
     github: 'tylerlong',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.tylerlong,
     name: 'Tyler Liu',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
   {
     github: 'sidharthv96',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.sidharthv96,
     name: 'Sidharth Vinod',
     title: 'Developer',
     twitter: 'sidv42',
@@ -90,20 +85,17 @@ const plainTeamMembers: CoreTeam[] = [
   },
   {
     github: 'ashishjain0512',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.ashishjain0512,
     name: 'Ashish Jain',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
   {
     github: 'mmorel-35',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars['mmorel-35'],
     name: 'Matthieu Morel',
     title: 'Developer',
     linkedIn: 'matthieumorel35',
   },
   {
     github: 'aloisklink',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.aloisklink,
     name: 'Alois Klink',
     title: 'Developer',
     linkedIn: 'aloisklink',
@@ -111,50 +103,46 @@ const plainTeamMembers: CoreTeam[] = [
   },
   {
     github: 'pbrolin47',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.pbrolin47,
     name: 'Per Brolin',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
   {
     github: 'Yash-Singh1',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars['Yash-Singh1'],
     name: 'Yash Singh',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
   {
     github: 'GDFaber',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.GDFaber,
     name: 'Marc Faber',
     title: 'Developer',
     linkedIn: 'marc-faber',
   },
   {
     github: 'MindaugasLaganeckas',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.MindaugasLaganeckas,
     name: 'Mindaugas Laganeckas',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
   {
     github: 'jgreywolf',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.jgreywolf,
     name: 'Justin Greywolf',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
   {
     github: 'IOrlandoni',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.IOrlandoni,
     name: 'Nacho Orlandoni',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
   {
     github: 'huynhicode',
-    avatar: contributorsAvatars.huynhicode,
     name: 'Steph Huynh',
     title: 'Developer',
   },
 ];
 
 const teamMembers = plainTeamMembers.map((tm) => createLinks(tm));
-teamMembers.sort((a, b) => contributorNames.indexOf(a.github) - contributorNames.indexOf(b.github));
+teamMembers.sort(
+  (a, b) => contributorUsernames.indexOf(a.github) - contributorUsernames.indexOf(b.github)
+);
+teamMembers.unshift(createLinks(knut));
 
 export { teamMembers };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/scripts/fetch-contributors.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/scripts/fetch-contributors.ts
index a758bd76a..33513e690 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/scripts/fetch-contributors.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/scripts/fetch-contributors.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async function fetchContributors() {
 
 async function generate() {
   const collaborators = await fetchContributors();
-  await writeFile(pathContributors, JSON.stringify(collaborators, null, 2), 'utf8');
+  await writeFile(pathContributors, JSON.stringify(collaborators, null, 2) + '\n', 'utf8');
 }
 
 void generate();