diff --git a/streamlit_pdf_viewer/__init__.py b/streamlit_pdf_viewer/__init__.py
index 71e9523a..0c17a49d 100644
--- a/streamlit_pdf_viewer/__init__.py
+++ b/streamlit_pdf_viewer/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import streamlit.components.v1 as components
 import json
 
-_RELEASE = False
+_RELEASE = True
 
 if not _RELEASE:
     _component_func = components.declare_component(
@@ -87,6 +87,5 @@ def pdf_viewer(input: Union[str, Path, bytes], width: int = 700, height: int = N
         binary,
         height=700,
         width=800,
-        annotations=annotations,
-        rendering="legacy_embed"
+        annotations=annotations
     )