diff --git a/book/template.latex b/book/template.latex
index 0139523..a512d33 100644
--- a/book/template.latex
+++ b/book/template.latex
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ $if(verbatim-in-note)$
 \VerbatimFootnotes % allows verbatim text in footnotes
 $endif$
 
+\newcommand{\verbatimfont}[1]{\def\verbatim@font{#1}}%
+
+% Forwards compatibility with pandoc >1.14
+\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
+  \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}
+
 $if(title)$
 \title{$title$$if(subtitle)$\\\vspace{0.5em}{\large $subtitle$}$endif$}
 $endif$