diff --git a/.changeset/mean-taxis-tie.md b/.changeset/mean-taxis-tie.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cd353a316..0000000000
--- a/.changeset/mean-taxis-tie.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-'@udecode/plate-ui': minor
----
-
-- add support for custom tailwind prefix
-- minify build
diff --git a/apps/www/public/registry/themes.css b/apps/www/public/registry/themes.css
index d3f75bc426..c4078e8014 100644
--- a/apps/www/public/registry/themes.css
+++ b/apps/www/public/registry/themes.css
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     --accent: 240 4.8% 95.9%;
     --accent-foreground: 240 5.9% 10%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
  
     --ring: 240 5.9% 10%;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     --accent: 210 40% 96.1%;
     --accent-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
  
     --ring: 215 20.2% 65.1%;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
     --accent: 60 4.8% 95.9%;
     --accent-foreground: 24 9.8% 10%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 60 9.1% 97.8%;
  
     --ring: 20 14.3% 4.1%;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
     --accent: 220 14.3% 95.9%;
     --accent-foreground: 220.9 39.3% 11%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 210 20% 98%;
  
     --ring: 224 71.4% 4.1%;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
     --accent: 0 0% 96.1%;
     --accent-foreground: 0 0% 9%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
  
     --ring: 0 0% 3.9%;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
     --accent: 0 0% 96.1%;
     --accent-foreground: 0 0% 9%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
  
     --ring: 0 72.2% 50.6%;
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
     --accent: 240 4.8% 95.9%;
     --accent-foreground: 240 5.9% 10%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
  
     --ring: 346.8 77.2% 49.8%;
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
     --accent: 60 4.8% 95.9%;
     --accent-foreground: 24 9.8% 10%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 60 9.1% 97.8%;
  
     --ring: 24.6 95% 53.1%;
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
     --accent: 240 4.8% 95.9%;
     --accent-foreground: 240 5.9% 10%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
  
     --ring: 142.1 76.2% 36.3%;
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
     --accent: 210 40% 96.1%;
     --accent-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
  
     --ring: 221.2 83.2% 53.3%;
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
     --accent: 60 4.8% 95.9%;
     --accent-foreground: 24 9.8% 10%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 60 9.1% 97.8%;
  
     --ring: 20 14.3% 4.1%;
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
     --accent: 220 14.3% 95.9%;
     --accent-foreground: 220.9 39.3% 11%;
  
-    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive: 0 72.22% 50.59%;
     --destructive-foreground: 210 20% 98%;
  
     --ring: 262.1 83.3% 57.8%;
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 8321b9d7f7..e0b6a1805b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # @udecode/plate-ui
 
+## 28.1.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- [#2824](https://github.com/udecode/plate/pull/2824) by [@zbeyens](https://github.com/zbeyens) –
+  - add support for custom tailwind prefix
+  - minify build
+
 ## 24.1.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index d0191f810f..e030932aaa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@udecode/plate-ui",
-  "version": "24.1.1",
+  "version": "28.1.0",
   "description": "Add Plate components to your apps.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://platejs.org",
diff --git a/packages/plate/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plate/CHANGELOG.md
index e05e0bd1da..87838c2d4d 100644
--- a/packages/plate/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plate/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # @udecode/plate
 
+## 28.1.1
+
 ## 28.0.0
 
 ## 27.0.4
@@ -276,9 +278,9 @@
   - due to esm issues, dnd plugin is not part of plate package anymore. To use it, install `@udecode/plate-ui-dnd`
   ```ts
   // before
-  import { createDndPlugin } from '@udecode/plate';
+  import { createDndPlugin } from "@udecode/plate";
   // after
-  import { createDndPlugin } from '@udecode/plate-ui-dnd';
+  import { createDndPlugin } from "@udecode/plate-ui-dnd";
   ```
   - upgrade peerDeps:
   ```json
diff --git a/packages/plate/package.json b/packages/plate/package.json
index 48eab530ce..ebb458b420 100644
--- a/packages/plate/package.json
+++ b/packages/plate/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@udecode/plate",
-  "version": "28.0.0",
+  "version": "28.1.1",
   "description": "Plate – a plugin system for slate",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://platejs.org",
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@
     "@udecode/plate-reset-node": "28.0.0",
     "@udecode/plate-resizable": "28.0.0",
     "@udecode/plate-select": "28.0.0",
-    "@udecode/plate-serializer-csv": "28.0.0",
-    "@udecode/plate-serializer-docx": "28.0.0",
+    "@udecode/plate-serializer-csv": "28.1.1",
+    "@udecode/plate-serializer-docx": "28.1.1",
     "@udecode/plate-serializer-html": "28.0.0",
     "@udecode/plate-serializer-md": "28.0.0",
     "@udecode/plate-suggestion": "28.0.0",
     "@udecode/plate-tabbable": "28.0.0",
-    "@udecode/plate-table": "28.0.0",
+    "@udecode/plate-table": "28.1.1",
     "@udecode/plate-trailing-block": "28.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/serializer-csv/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/serializer-csv/CHANGELOG.md
index 065a684fcd..f980bd91e5 100644
--- a/packages/serializer-csv/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/serializer-csv/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # @udecode/plate-serializer-csv
 
+## 28.1.1
+
 ## 28.0.0
 
 ## 27.0.3
diff --git a/packages/serializer-csv/package.json b/packages/serializer-csv/package.json
index b25ca560eb..36ef702985 100644
--- a/packages/serializer-csv/package.json
+++ b/packages/serializer-csv/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@udecode/plate-serializer-csv",
-  "version": "28.0.0",
+  "version": "28.1.1",
   "description": "CSV serializer plugin for Plate",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://platejs.org",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@udecode/plate-common": "28.0.0",
-    "@udecode/plate-table": "28.0.0",
+    "@udecode/plate-table": "28.1.1",
     "papaparse": "^5.4.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/serializer-docx/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/serializer-docx/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e6bb8da04..d77dfd5d8a 100644
--- a/packages/serializer-docx/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/serializer-docx/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # @udecode/plate-docx-serializer
 
+## 28.1.1
+
 ## 28.0.0
 
 ## 27.0.3
diff --git a/packages/serializer-docx/package.json b/packages/serializer-docx/package.json
index f800cf5e58..c28b4764eb 100644
--- a/packages/serializer-docx/package.json
+++ b/packages/serializer-docx/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@udecode/plate-serializer-docx",
-  "version": "28.0.0",
+  "version": "28.1.1",
   "description": "Docx serializer plugin for Plate",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://platejs.org",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "@udecode/plate-indent-list": "28.0.0",
     "@udecode/plate-media": "28.0.0",
     "@udecode/plate-paragraph": "28.0.0",
-    "@udecode/plate-table": "28.0.0",
+    "@udecode/plate-table": "28.1.1",
     "validator": "^13.9.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/table/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/table/CHANGELOG.md
index b549cc58a6..81ab13a513 100644
--- a/packages/table/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/table/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # @udecode/plate-table
 
+## 28.1.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#2832](https://github.com/udecode/plate/pull/2832) by [@dimaanj](https://github.com/dimaanj) –
+  - Fix: merge of header cells in table
+  - Fix: #2831
+
 ## 28.0.0
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/table/package.json b/packages/table/package.json
index 62c77b1567..b83994810f 100644
--- a/packages/table/package.json
+++ b/packages/table/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@udecode/plate-table",
-  "version": "28.0.0",
+  "version": "28.1.1",
   "description": "Table plugin for Plate",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://platejs.org",
diff --git a/packages/table/src/components/TableCellElement/useTableCellElementState.ts b/packages/table/src/components/TableCellElement/useTableCellElementState.ts
index 023a163b22..12c3a644ff 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/components/TableCellElement/useTableCellElementState.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/components/TableCellElement/useTableCellElementState.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const useTableCellElementState = ({
     const rowIndex = getTableRowIndex(editor, cellElement);
 
     const rowSize =
-      rowSizeOverrides.get(rowIndex) ?? rowElement?.size ?? undefined;
+      rowSizeOverrides.get?.(rowIndex) ?? rowElement?.size ?? undefined;
 
     const isFirstCell = colIndex === 0;
     const isFirstRow = tableElement.children?.[0] === rowElement;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export const useTableCellElementState = ({
   const endingColIndex = colIndex + colSpan - 1;
 
   const rowSize =
-    rowSizeOverrides.get(endingRowIndex) ?? rowElement?.size ?? undefined;
+    rowSizeOverrides.get?.(endingRowIndex) ?? rowElement?.size ?? undefined;
 
   const isFirstCell = colIndex === 0;
   const isFirstRow = tableElement.children?.[0] === rowElement;
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/mergeTableCells.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/mergeTableCells.ts
index 45553400c5..1cab0d1aea 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/mergeTableCells.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/mergeTableCells.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  collapseSelection,
   getBlockAbove,
   getPluginOptions,
   getPluginType,
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '@udecode/plate-common';
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 
-import { ELEMENT_TABLE } from '../createTablePlugin';
+import { ELEMENT_TABLE, ELEMENT_TH } from '../createTablePlugin';
 import { getTableGridAbove } from '../queries';
 import { getColSpan } from '../queries/getColSpan';
 import { getRowSpan } from '../queries/getRowSpan';
@@ -78,14 +79,7 @@ export const mergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
     // and values are an array of all paths with that column
     const cols: { [key: string]: number[][] } = {};
 
-    // A boolean to keep track if we have a header cell among the cells we are merging
-    let hasHeaderCell = false;
-
     cellEntries.forEach(([entry, path]) => {
-      if (!hasHeaderCell && entry.type === 'table_header_cell') {
-        hasHeaderCell = true;
-      }
-
       const rowIndex = path.at(-2)!;
 
       if (cols[rowIndex]) {
@@ -107,7 +101,7 @@ export const mergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
     // calculated colSpan and rowSpan attributes and combined content
     const mergedCell = {
       ...getEmptyCellNode(editor, {
-        header: cellEntries[0][0].type === 'th',
+        header: cellEntries[0][0].type === getPluginType(editor, ELEMENT_TH),
         newCellChildren: contents,
       }),
       colSpan,
@@ -116,5 +110,6 @@ export const mergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
 
     // insert the new merged cell in place of the first cell in the selection
     insertElements(editor, mergedCell, { at: cellEntries[0][1] });
+    collapseSelection(editor);
   });
 };
diff --git a/packages/table/src/merge/unmergeTableCells.ts b/packages/table/src/merge/unmergeTableCells.ts
index a0451d9768..40e5400938 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/merge/unmergeTableCells.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/merge/unmergeTableCells.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   withoutNormalizing,
 } from '@udecode/plate-common';
 
-import { ELEMENT_TABLE, ELEMENT_TR } from '../createTablePlugin';
+import { ELEMENT_TABLE, ELEMENT_TH, ELEMENT_TR } from '../createTablePlugin';
 import { getTableGridAbove } from '../queries';
 import { getColSpan } from '../queries/getColSpan';
 import { getRowSpan } from '../queries/getRowSpan';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const unmergeTableCells = <V extends Value = Value>(
     const createEmptyCell = (children?: TDescendant[]) => {
       return {
         ...getEmptyCellNode(editor, {
-          header: cellElem.type === 'th',
+          header: cellElem.type === getPluginType(editor, ELEMENT_TH),
           newCellChildren: children,
         }),
         colSpan: 1,
diff --git a/packages/table/src/queries/getTableOverriddenColSizes.ts b/packages/table/src/queries/getTableOverriddenColSizes.ts
index c9e5b96a03..baaf4cb0b8 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/queries/getTableOverriddenColSizes.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/queries/getTableOverriddenColSizes.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const getTableOverriddenColSizes = (
     tableNode.colSizes
       ? [...tableNode.colSizes]
       : (Array.from({ length: colCount }).fill(0) as number[])
-  ).map((size, index) => colSizeOverrides?.get(index) ?? size);
+  ).map((size, index) => colSizeOverrides?.get?.(index) ?? size);
 
   return colSizes;
 };
diff --git a/packages/table/src/transforms/insertTableRow.ts b/packages/table/src/transforms/insertTableRow.ts
index 3e520d0093..1b2eb45bdf 100644
--- a/packages/table/src/transforms/insertTableRow.ts
+++ b/packages/table/src/transforms/insertTableRow.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const insertTableRow = <V extends Value>(
       const isHeaderColumn =
         !hasSingleRow &&
         (tableEntry[0].children as TElement[]).every(
-          (n) => n.children[i].type === ELEMENT_TH
+          (n) => n.children[i].type === getPluginType(editor, ELEMENT_TH)
         );
       return getEmptyCellNode(editor, {
         header: header ?? isHeaderColumn,