diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 10c69bd..cba35ca 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build:
     - cd thesis
     - latexmk -pdf main.tex
     - cd ../slides
-    - latexmk -pdf main.tex
+    - latexmk -xelatex -shell-escape -pdf main.tex
 
   artifacts:
     paths: