diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/config.el b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
index 50d993ef0..a73d5bb5a 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ If no viewers are found, `latex-preview-pane' is used.")
   :when (featurep! +cdlatex)
   :hook (LaTeX-mode . cdlatex-mode)
   :config
+  ;; Use \( ... \) instead of $ ... $
+  (setq cdlatex-use-dollar-to-ensure-math nil)
   ;; Disabling keys that have overlapping functionality with other parts of Doom
   (map! :map cdlatex-mode-map
         ;; smartparens takes care of inserting closing delimiters, and if you
diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/packages.el b/modules/lang/latex/packages.el
index db8796c1d..b758accbb 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/packages.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/packages.el
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
   (package! auctex-latexmk :pin "4d35352265"))
 
 (when (featurep! +cdlatex)
-  (package! cdlatex :pin "b7af5a9884"))
+  (package! cdlatex :pin "a5cb624ef5"))
 
 ;; Features according to other user selected options
 
 (when (featurep! :completion company)
   (package! company-auctex :pin "48c42c58ce")
-  (package! company-reftex :pin "33935e9654")
+  (package! company-reftex :pin "275ef708f0")
   (package! company-math :pin "a796053590"))
 (when (featurep! :completion ivy)
   (package! ivy-bibtex :pin "d4471232be"))