Syntax Error in Mermaid-cli tool

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Describe the bug

Failed to generate svg files for the mermaid diagrams because of an internal js syntax error, the response:

file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@mermaid-js/mermaid-cli/src/index.js:262
      const svg = container.getElementsByTagName?.('svg')?.[0]
                                                 ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token '.'
    at Loader.moduleStrategy (internal/modules/esm/translators.js:133:18)

To Reproduce

1. Install the package with npm install -g @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli
2. Run the command: mmdc -i Short.md -o Short_svg.md

Expected behavior

Generating an output md file and the according svg files

Screenshots

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubuntu 22.04
• Browser: not browser, instead the mermaid-cli tool

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

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Turns out I had an old version of Nodejs installed, so this was the root cause.