diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c5d0b804..886077eb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 ===
 
+## Version 7.7.1
+
+### 🛠 Fixes & Updates
+
+* make mermaid optional ([#999](https://github.com/readmeio/markdown/issues/999)) ([7d5ee07](https://github.com/readmeio/markdown/commit/7d5ee07bdeea85accccf57eb1013881c28e5e6a5))
+
 ## Version 7.7.0
 
 ### ✨ New & Improved
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c5c38fc72..1205429ed 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@readme/markdown",
-  "version": "7.7.0",
+  "version": "7.7.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@readme/markdown",
-      "version": "7.7.0",
+      "version": "7.7.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@mdx-js/mdx": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50e80ae02..8196cc096 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@readme/markdown",
   "description": "ReadMe's React-based Markdown parser",
   "author": "Rafe Goldberg <rafe@readme.io>",
-  "version": "7.7.0",
+  "version": "7.7.1",
   "main": "dist/main.node.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "browser": "dist/main.js",