diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/posterdown_pdf/resources/template.tex b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/posterdown_pdf/resources/template.tex
index 080c22f..c09ee88 100644
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/posterdown_pdf/resources/template.tex
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/posterdown_pdf/resources/template.tex
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 %biblatex options
 \RequirePackage[sorting=none,backend=biber]{biblatex}
-\renewcommand*{\bibfont}{\tiny}
+\renewcommand*{\bibfont}{\$bibliography_font_size$}
 \bibliography{$bibliography$}
 \defbibheading{bibliography}[\bibname]{%
 \section*{#1}%
diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/posterdown_pdf/skeleton/skeleton.Rmd b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/posterdown_pdf/skeleton/skeleton.Rmd
index b035b15..c0ebf90 100644
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/posterdown_pdf/skeleton/skeleton.Rmd
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/posterdown_pdf/skeleton/skeleton.Rmd
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #----OTHER----#
 bibliography: MyLibrary # name of the .bib file used for referencing
+bibliography_font_size: "tiny"
 output: posterdown::posterdown_pdf
 ---
 
@@ -163,6 +164,6 @@
 - Include References section only if initiated by the user like in RMarkdown.
 
 <!--- Here you can set the size of the citation text as well as remove the "References" section if you choose not to have one for some reason :) -->
-\small\printbibliography
+\printbibliography