diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/ieee-conf-template.tex b/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/ieee-conf-template.tex
index 6fd0821..0d113bb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/ieee-conf-template.tex
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/ieee-conf-template.tex
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 \input{main}
 
+\bibliographystyle{abbrv}
 \bibliography{bibliography}
 
 \end{document}