diff --git a/docs/book/Makefile b/docs/book/Makefile
index c211e22b0..68d863430 100644
--- a/docs/book/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(MDBOOK_TOC):
 
 MDBOOK_MERMAID := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/mdbook-mermaid
 $(MDBOOK_MERMAID):
-	$(CRATE_INSTALL) --git badboy/mdbook-mermaid --tag v0.11.2 --to $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR) --force
+	$(CRATE_INSTALL) --git badboy/mdbook-mermaid --tag v0.8.3 --to $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR) --force
 
 DEPS := $(MDBOOK) $(MDBOOK_TOC) $(MDBOOK_MERMAID)