diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-verso.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-verso.yml
index 24e2e11945..10f3c23ced 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-verso.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-verso.yml
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ jobs:
                       # link-sharing users).
                       - name: OVERLEAF_ENABLE_PROJECT_PYTHON_VENV
                         value: "true"
+                      - name: OVERLEAF_LATEX_SHELL_ESCAPE
+                        value: "true"
           ---
           apiVersion: v1
           kind: Service