diff --git a/template/v2/Dockerfile b/template/v2/Dockerfile
index c04dde06..38cc6655 100644
--- a/template/v2/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/v2/Dockerfile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ENV MAMBA_USER=$NB_USER
 ENV USER=$NB_USER
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends sudo gettext-base wget curl unzip git rsync build-essential openssh-client nano cron less mandoc jq ca-certificates gnupg && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends sudo gettext-base wget curl unzip git rsync build-essential openssh-client nano cron less mandoc jq ca-certificates gnupg texlive-xetex texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-plain-generic && \
     # We just install tzdata below but leave default time zone as UTC. This helps packages like Pandas to function correctly.
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends tzdata krb5-user libkrb5-dev libsasl2-dev libsasl2-modules && \
     chmod g+w /etc/passwd && \
diff --git a/template/v3/Dockerfile b/template/v3/Dockerfile
index 92754a04..6809f821 100644
--- a/template/v3/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/v3/Dockerfile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ENV MAMBA_USER=$NB_USER
 ENV USER=$NB_USER
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends sudo gettext-base wget curl unzip git rsync build-essential openssh-client nano cron less mandoc jq ca-certificates gnupg && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends sudo gettext-base wget curl unzip git rsync build-essential openssh-client nano cron less mandoc jq ca-certificates gnupg texlive-xetex texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-plain-generic && \
     # We just install tzdata below but leave default time zone as UTC. This helps packages like Pandas to function correctly.
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends tzdata krb5-user libkrb5-dev libsasl2-dev libsasl2-modules && \
     chmod g+w /etc/passwd && \