diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/config.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
index 691ca0565..08222e7e1 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { defineConfig, MarkdownOptions } from 'vitepress';
 
 const allMarkdownTransformers: MarkdownOptions = {
   // the shiki theme to highlight code blocks
-  theme: 'github-dark',
+  theme: 'github-light',
   config: async (md) => {
     await MermaidExample(md);
   },