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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Typically there is one pipeline per repository but there can multiple and a pipl
 
 The graph below show some of the downstream pipeline triggers (arrows) between different repositories.
 ```mermaid
-graph pipeline_triggers;
+graph TD;
   ip[IP6<br>detectors/ip6] --> athena[ATHENA<br>detectors/athena]
   athena-->db[Detector Benchmarks<br>benchmarks/detector_benchmarks];
   db-->rb[Reconstruct Benchmarks<br>benchmarks/reconstruction_benchmarks];