diff --git a/mermaid2/util.py b/mermaid2/util.py
index ce2e9b0..db54fa4 100644
--- a/mermaid2/util.py
+++ b/mermaid2/util.py
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@
 """
 import os
 import requests
-import logging 
+import logging
+from packaging.version import Version
+import mkdocs
 
-from mkdocs.utils import warning_filter
 
 
 # -------------------
 # Logging
 # -------------------
 log = logging.getLogger("mkdocs.plugins." + __name__)
-log.addFilter(warning_filter)
+
+MKDOCS_LOG_VERSION = '1.2'
+if Version(mkdocs.__version__) < Version(MKDOCS_LOG_VERSION):
+    # filter doesn't do anything since that version
+    from mkdocs.utils import warning_filter
+    log.addFilter(warning_filter)
 
 MERMAID_LABEL = "MERMAID2  -" # plugin's signature label
 def info(*args) -> str:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 60c54f4..6be3b26 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-VERSION = '1.0.5'
+VERSION = '1.0.6'
 
 # required if you want to run tests
 # pip install 'mkdocs-mermaid2-plugin[test]'
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ def readme():
 
 
 LONG_DESCRIPTION = (
-    "A mkdocs plugin that interprets mermaid graphs in the markdown file."
-    "To install, please follow instructions in the readme file."
+    "An Mkdocs plugin that renders Mermaid graphs in the markdown file. "
+    "To install, please follow instructions in the Readme file.\n"
     "This is a fork of the Pugong Liu's excellent project, "
     "which is no longer maintained."
 )