diff --git a/build_exocortex.sh b/build_exocortex.sh
index d0073e4..2321871 100755
--- a/build_exocortex.sh
+++ b/build_exocortex.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 rm -rf ./public/exocortex-hugo-md/public/*
 rm -rf ./public/exocortex-hugo-md/content/
 
+# sync bibtex references
+rsync -avi ~/projects/thought_garden/References.bib ./public/exocortex-hugo-md/References.bib 
+
 # create hugo md files using ox-hugo
 emacs -Q  --batch -l ox-hugo-exocortex.el 
 
diff --git a/ox-hugo-exocortex.el b/ox-hugo-exocortex.el
index fe16f8f..5b66667 100644
--- a/ox-hugo-exocortex.el
+++ b/ox-hugo-exocortex.el
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
   )
 (setq org-roam-directory "~/projects/thought_garden/")
 
+;; See https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/doc/org-cite-citations/
+(with-eval-after-load 'ox-hugo
+  (plist-put org-hugo-citations-plist :bibliography-section-heading "Bibliography"))
+
 ;; modified this function from https://github.com/kaushalmodi/ox-hugo/discussions/585#discussioncomment-2335203
 (defun ox-hugo/export-all (&optional org-files-root-dir dont-recurse)
   "Export all Org files (including nested) under ORG-FILES-ROOT-DIR.