diff --git a/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml b/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
index d891d71..a0fc1a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
@@ -29,15 +29,19 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      MDBOOK_VERSION: 0.4.36
+      MDBOOK_VERSION: 0.4.52
+      MDBOOK_MERMAID_VERSION: 0.10.0
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install mdBook
         run: |
           curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf -y | sh
           rustup update
+          # Install mdbook v0.4.52 (required for mdbook-embedify compatibility)
           cargo install --version ${MDBOOK_VERSION} mdbook
-          cargo install mdbook-mermaid
+          # Install mdbook-mermaid v0.10.0 (compatible with mdbook 0.4.52)
+          cargo install --version ${MDBOOK_MERMAID_VERSION} mdbook-mermaid
+          # Install mdbook-embedify (latest version compatible with mdbook 0.4.52)
           cargo install mdbook-embedify
       - name: Setup Pages
         id: pages
diff --git a/MDBOOK.md b/MDBOOK.md
index bb50e83..86d02b8 100644
--- a/MDBOOK.md
+++ b/MDBOOK.md
@@ -13,19 +13,22 @@ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
 To install mdBook, run the following command:
 
 ```bash
-cargo install mdbook
+# Install mdbook v0.4.52 (required for mdbook-embedify compatibility)
+cargo install mdbook --version 0.4.52
 ```
 
 Install required preprocessors:
 
 ```sh
-# Install mdbook-mermaid for Mermaid diagram support
-cargo install mdbook-mermaid
+# Install mdbook-mermaid v0.10.0 (compatible with mdbook 0.4.52)
+cargo install mdbook-mermaid --version 0.10.0
 
 # Install mdbook-embedify for embedding external content
 cargo install mdbook-embedify
 ```
 
+**Note:** These specific versions are required for compatibility. mdbook-embedify 0.2.18 is not compatible with mdbook 0.5.x, so we use mdbook 0.4.52 and a compatible version of mdbook-mermaid.
+
 ## Usage
 
 To build the book, run the following command:
diff --git a/book.toml b/book.toml
index af99597..679b292 100644
--- a/book.toml
+++ b/book.toml
@@ -1,28 +1,23 @@
 [book]
 authors = ["InnerSource Commons"]
 language = "en"
-multilingual = false
 src = "."
 title = "How To Create An InnerSource Program Office"
 
-[preprocessor]
-
 [preprocessor.mermaid]
 command = "mdbook-mermaid"
 
 [preprocessor.embedify]
 giscus.enable = true
 giscus.repo = "InnerSourceCommons/managing-innersource-projects"
-giscus.repo-id = "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnk4MjY2ODc3OA=="
+giscus."repo-id" = "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnk4MjY2ODc3OA=="
 giscus.category = "Website"
-giscus.category-id = "DIC_kwDOBO1s6s4CiMTg"
-giscus.reactions-enabled = "1"
+giscus."category-id" = "DIC_kwDOBO1s6s4CiMTg"
+giscus."reactions-enabled" = "1"
 giscus.theme = "preferred_color_scheme"
 giscus.lang = "en"
-giscus.loading = "eager"
+giscus.loading = "lazy"
 giscus.crossorigin = "anonymous"
 
-[output]
-
 [output.html]
 additional-js = ["mermaid.min.js", "mermaid-init.js"]