diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 02ef4ae..e049494 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres
 to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) (after version 0.0.5).
 
+## [0.2.1] - 2022-06-03
+### Fixed
+- Embed the template file into the binary ([Issue #10](https://github.com/KarnerTh/mermerd/issues/10))
+
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2022-06-01
 ### Added
 - A `--debug` flag/config to show debug information
@@ -66,6 +71,8 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) (after version 0.0
 ### Added
 - Initial release of mermerd
 
+[0.2.1]: https://github.com/KarnerTh/mermerd/releases/tag/v0.2.1
+
 [0.2.0]: https://github.com/KarnerTh/mermerd/releases/tag/v0.2.0
 
 [0.1.0]: https://github.com/KarnerTh/mermerd/releases/tag/v0.1.0
diff --git a/diagram/diagram.go b/diagram/diagram.go
index c8442bf..87db37a 100644
--- a/diagram/diagram.go
+++ b/diagram/diagram.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package diagram
 
 import (
+	_ "embed"
 	"os"
 	"text/template"
 
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/KarnerTh/mermerd/database"
 )
 
+//go:embed erd_template.gommd
+var erdTemplate string
+
 type diagram struct {
 	config config.MermerdConfig
 }
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ func (d diagram) Create(result *database.Result) error {
 
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	tmpl, err := template.ParseFiles("diagram/erd_template.gommd")
+	tmpl, err := template.New("erd_template").Parse(erdTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Error("Could not load template file", " | ", err)
 		return err