diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 376fd5d66..c3bdbb17b 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <meta name="description" content="Markdownish syntax for generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts and git graphs.">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="//unpkg.com/docsify/lib/themes/vue.css">
-  <script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@8.4.7/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
+  <script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@8.5.0/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
   <script>
     (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
     (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
diff --git a/docs/mermaidAPI.md b/docs/mermaidAPI.md
index ff25fd2f1..6dd749e27 100644
--- a/docs/mermaidAPI.md
+++ b/docs/mermaidAPI.md
@@ -263,6 +263,43 @@ The number of alternating section styles.
 Datetime format of the axis. This might need adjustment to match your locale and preferences
 **Default value '%Y-%m-%d'**.
 
+## er
+
+The object containing configurations specific for entity relationship diagrams
+
+### diagramPadding
+
+The amount of padding around the diagram as a whole so that embedded diagrams have margins, expressed in pixels
+
+### layoutDirection
+
+Directional bias for layout of entities. Can be either 'TB', 'BT', 'LR', or 'RL',
+where T = top, B = bottom, L = left, and R = right.
+
+### minEntityWidth
+
+The mimimum width of an entity box, expressed in pixels
+
+### minEntityHeight
+
+The minimum height of an entity box, expressed in pixels
+
+### entityPadding
+
+The minimum internal padding between the text in an entity box and the enclosing box borders, expressed in pixels
+
+### stroke
+
+Stroke color of box edges and lines
+
+### fill
+
+Fill color of entity boxes
+
+### fontSize
+
+Font size
+
 ## render
 
 Function that renders an svg with a graph from a chart definition. Usage example below.
@@ -318,6 +355,7 @@ mermaidAPI.initialize({
       boxTextMargin:5,
       noteMargin:10,
       messageMargin:35,
+      messageAlign:'center',
       mirrorActors:true,
       bottomMarginAdj:1,
       useMaxWidth:true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30d14ee66..c1e10d887 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mermaid",
-  "version": "8.4.7",
+  "version": "8.5.0",
   "description": "Markdownish syntax for generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts and git graphs.",
   "main": "dist/mermaid.core.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "git graph"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "webpack --progress --colors",
+    "build": "webpack --progress --colors -p",
     "postbuild": "documentation build src/mermaidAPI.js --shallow -f md --markdown-toc false -o docs/mermaidAPI.md",
     "build:watch": "yarn build --watch",
     "minify": "minify ./dist/mermaid.js > ./dist/mermaid.min.js",