diff --git a/lang/python/docs/Short_History.org b/lang/python/docs/Short_History.org
index 3ce3480c..f684f0a7 100644
--- a/lang/python/docs/Short_History.org
+++ b/lang/python/docs/Short_History.org
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #+TITLE: A Short History of the GPGME bindings for Python
+#+LATEX_COMPILER: xelatex
 #+LATEX_CLASS: article
+#+LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [12pt]
+#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{xltxtra}
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
+#+LATEX_HEADER: \setmainfont[Ligatures={Common}]{Latin Modern Roman}
 
 * Overview
   :PROPERTIES:
diff --git a/lang/python/docs/TODO.org b/lang/python/docs/TODO.org
index 10324e60..9f039d81 100644
--- a/lang/python/docs/TODO.org
+++ b/lang/python/docs/TODO.org
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #+TITLE: Stuff To Do
+#+LATEX_COMPILER: xelatex
 #+LATEX_CLASS: article
+#+LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [12pt]
+#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{xltxtra}
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
+#+LATEX_HEADER: \setmainfont[Ligatures={Common}]{Latin Modern Roman}
 
 * Project Task List
   :PROPERTIES: