diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3438794ad..ca421afd57 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mermaid-monorepo",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "9.3.0-rc1",
+  "version": "9.4.0",
   "description": "Markdownish syntax for generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts and git graphs.",
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@7.25.1",
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/package.json b/packages/mermaid/package.json
index cae7d43a81..e723dcd6f0 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/package.json
+++ b/packages/mermaid/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mermaid",
-  "version": "9.3.0",
+  "version": "9.4.0-rc.2",
   "description": "Markdown-ish syntax for generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts and git graphs.",
   "main": "./dist/mermaid.min.js",
   "module": "./dist/mermaid.core.mjs",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index eee2aea418..d2048997a2 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -352,23 +352,11 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.0.2
         version: 3.0.2
 
-  packages/mermaid-example-diagram-new:
-    devDependencies:
-      concurrently:
-        specifier: ^7.5.0
-        version: 7.5.0
-      mermaid:
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../mermaid
-      rimraf:
-        specifier: ^3.0.2
-        version: 3.0.2
-
   tests/webpack:
     dependencies:
       '@mermaid-js/mermaid-example-diagram':
         specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../packages/mermaid-example-diagram-new
+        version: link:../../packages/mermaid-example-diagram
       mermaid:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/mermaid