diff --git a/textemplate/neurips.tex b/textemplate/neurips.tex
index 70db037..d9ef75a 100644
--- a/textemplate/neurips.tex
+++ b/textemplate/neurips.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+% This template was tested with Pandoc 3.4 and pandoc-crossref v0.3.18.0. It should be backwards compatible with older version of pandoc..
 \documentclass{article}
 
 
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 % ready for submission
-\usepackage[final]{neurips}
+\usepackage[final,nonatbib]{neurips}
 
 
 % to compile a preprint version, e.g., for submission to arXiv, add add the
@@ -34,6 +35,18 @@
 \usepackage{xcolor}         % colors
 \usepackage{graphicx}
 
+\makeatletter
+\newsavebox\pandoc@box
+\newcommand*\pandocbounded[1]{% scales image to fit in text height/width
+  \sbox\pandoc@box{#1}%
+  \Gscale@div\@tempa{\textheight}{\dimexpr\ht\pandoc@box+\dp\pandoc@box\relax}%
+  \Gscale@div\@tempb{\linewidth}{\wd\pandoc@box}%
+  \ifdim\@tempb\p@<\@tempa\p@\let\@tempa\@tempb\fi% select the smaller of both
+  \ifdim\@tempa\p@<\p@\scalebox{\@tempa}{\usebox\pandoc@box}%
+  \else\usebox{\pandoc@box}%
+  \fi%
+}
+\makeatother
 \makeatletter
 \def\maxwidth{\ifdim\Gin@nat@width>\linewidth\linewidth\else\Gin@nat@width\fi}
 \def\maxheight{\ifdim\Gin@nat@height>\textheight\textheight\else\Gin@nat@height\fi}
@@ -48,28 +61,38 @@
 \makeatother
 
 $if(csl-refs)$
+% definitions for citeproc citations
+\NewDocumentCommand\citeproctext{}{}
+\NewDocumentCommand\citeproc{mm}{%
+\begingroup\def\citeproctext{#2}\cite{#1}\endgroup}
+\makeatletter
+% allow citations to break across lines
+\let\@cite@ofmt\@firstofone
+% avoid brackets around text for \cite:
+\def\@biblabel#1{}
+\def\@cite#1#2{{#1\if@tempswa , #2\fi}}
+\makeatother
 \newlength{\cslhangindent}
 \setlength{\cslhangindent}{1.5em}
 \newlength{\csllabelwidth}
 \setlength{\csllabelwidth}{3em}
-\newlength{\cslentryspacingunit} % times entry-spacing
-\setlength{\cslentryspacingunit}{\parskip}
-\newenvironment{CSLReferences}[2] % #1 hanging-ident, #2 entry spacing
- {% don't indent paragraphs
-  \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
-  % turn on hanging indent if param 1 is 1
-  \ifodd #1
-  \let\oldpar\par
-  \def\par{\hangindent=\cslhangindent\oldpar}
-  \fi
-  % set entry spacing
-  \setlength{\parskip}{#2\cslentryspacingunit}
- }%
- {}
+\newenvironment{CSLReferences}[2] % #1 hanging-indent, #2 entry-spacing
+{\begin{list}{}{%
+	\setlength{\itemindent}{0pt}
+	\setlength{\leftmargin}{0pt}
+	\setlength{\parsep}{0pt}
+	% turn on hanging indent if param 1 is 1
+	\ifodd #1
+	\setlength{\leftmargin}{\cslhangindent}
+	\setlength{\itemindent}{-1\cslhangindent}
+	\fi
+	% set entry spacing
+	\setlength{\itemsep}{#2\baselineskip}}}
+{\end{list}}
 \usepackage{calc}
-\newcommand{\CSLBlock}[1]{#1\hfill\break}
-\newcommand{\CSLLeftMargin}[1]{\parbox[t]{\csllabelwidth}{#1}}
-\newcommand{\CSLRightInline}[1]{\parbox[t]{\linewidth - \csllabelwidth}{#1}\break}
+\newcommand{\CSLBlock}[1]{\hfill\break\parbox[t]{\linewidth}{\strut\ignorespaces#1\strut}}
+\newcommand{\CSLLeftMargin}[1]{\parbox[t]{\csllabelwidth}{\strut#1\strut}}
+\newcommand{\CSLRightInline}[1]{\parbox[t]{\linewidth - \csllabelwidth}{\strut#1\strut}}
 \newcommand{\CSLIndent}[1]{\hspace{\cslhangindent}#1}
 $endif$
 \providecommand{\tightlist}{%