diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-examples.yml b/.github/workflows/build-examples.yml
index 9a1d8bc..cbd2b20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-examples.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, there would be errors pushing refs to the destination repository.
     - name: Setup pandoc
       env:
-        PANDOC_VERSION: "3.1.7"
+        PANDOC_VERSION: "3.4"
       run: |
         wget -qO- https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/${PANDOC_VERSION}/pandoc-${PANDOC_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz | sudo tar xzf - --strip-components 1 -C /usr/local/
     - name: Setup TexLive
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
+        python-version: '3.12'
     - name: Install python filters
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build examples
       run: cd examples && bash build-examples.sh && cd ..
     - name: Add generated example files
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: build-files
         path: |
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 718f89a..781d12f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file. On the [releases page](https://github.com/Wandmalfarbe/pandoc-latex-template/releases/) you can see all released versions of the Eisvogel template and download the [latest version](https://github.com/Wandmalfarbe/pandoc-latex-template/releases/latest).
 
+## [2.5.0] - 2024-10-03
+
+- Merge changes from the pandoc default LaTeX template from version 3.4 ([7e8aafa](https://github.com/jgm/pandoc-templates/commit/7e8aafa049700a849b41c53cf1afeb17324040c7)).
+
 ## [2.4.2] - 2023-11-25
 
 - Merge changes from the pandoc default LaTeX template from version 3.1.9 ([f7d8b62](https://github.com/jgm/pandoc-templates/commit/f7d8b629330074a4400d1f2795b101d14491c968)).
@@ -175,6 +179,7 @@ the [documentation on docker hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/pandoc/extra).
 
 - First release of the template as a ZIP file with the examples.
 
+[2.5.0]: https://github.com/Wandmalfarbe/pandoc-latex-template/compare/v2.4.2...v2.5.0
 [2.4.2]: https://github.com/Wandmalfarbe/pandoc-latex-template/compare/v2.4.1...v2.4.2
 [2.4.1]: https://github.com/Wandmalfarbe/pandoc-latex-template/compare/v2.4.0...v2.4.1
 [2.4.0]: https://github.com/Wandmalfarbe/pandoc-latex-template/compare/v2.3.0...v2.4.0
diff --git a/eisvogel.tex b/eisvogel.tex
index 9555547..742b0f5 100644
--- a/eisvogel.tex
+++ b/eisvogel.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %%
-% Copyright (c) 2017 - 2023, Pascal Wagler;
-% Copyright (c) 2014 - 2023, John MacFarlane
+% Copyright (c) 2017 - 2024, Pascal Wagler;
+% Copyright (c) 2014 - 2024, John MacFarlane
 %
 % All rights reserved.
 %
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
 $if(aspectratio)$
   aspectratio=$aspectratio$,
 $endif$
+$if(babel-lang)$
+  $babel-lang$,
+$endif$
 $endif$
 $for(classoption)$
   $classoption$$sep$,
@@ -100,13 +103,13 @@
 }
 \setbeamertemplate{section page}{
   \centering
-  \begin{beamercolorbox}[sep=12pt,center]{part title}
+  \begin{beamercolorbox}[sep=12pt,center]{section title}
     \usebeamerfont{section title}\insertsection\par
   \end{beamercolorbox}
 }
 \setbeamertemplate{subsection page}{
   \centering
-  \begin{beamercolorbox}[sep=8pt,center]{part title}
+  \begin{beamercolorbox}[sep=8pt,center]{subsection title}
     \usebeamerfont{subsection title}\insertsubsection\par
   \end{beamercolorbox}
 }
@@ -187,13 +190,37 @@
 \ifPDFTeX\else
   % xetex/luatex font selection
 $if(mainfont)$
-  \setmainfont[$for(mainfontoptions)$$mainfontoptions$$sep$,$endfor$]{$mainfont$}
+  $if(mainfontfallback)$
+    \ifLuaTeX
+      \usepackage{luaotfload}
+      \directlua{luaotfload.add_fallback("mainfontfallback",{
+        $for(mainfontfallback)$"$mainfontfallback$"$sep$,$endfor$
+      })}
+    \fi
+  $endif$
+  \setmainfont[$for(mainfontoptions)$$mainfontoptions$$sep$,$endfor$$if(mainfontfallback)$,RawFeature={fallback=mainfontfallback}$endif$]{$mainfont$}
 $endif$
 $if(sansfont)$
-  \setsansfont[$for(sansfontoptions)$$sansfontoptions$$sep$,$endfor$]{$sansfont$}
+  $if(sansfontfallback)$
+    \ifLuaTeX
+      \usepackage{luaotfload}
+      \directlua{luaotfload.add_fallback("sansfontfallback",{
+        $for(sansfontfallback)$"$sansfontfallback$"$sep$,$endfor$
+      })}
+    \fi
+  $endif$
+  \setsansfont[$for(sansfontoptions)$$sansfontoptions$$sep$,$endfor$$if(sansfontfallback)$,RawFeature={fallback=sansfontfallback}$endif$]{$sansfont$}
 $endif$
 $if(monofont)$
-  \setmonofont[$for(monofontoptions)$$monofontoptions$$sep$,$endfor$]{$monofont$}
+  $if(monofontfallback)$
+    \ifLuaTeX
+      \usepackage{luaotfload}
+      \directlua{luaotfload.add_fallback("monofontfallback",{
+        $for(monofontfallback)$"$monofontfallback$"$sep$,$endfor$
+      })}
+    \fi
+  $endif$
+  \setmonofont[$for(monofontoptions)$$monofontoptions$$sep$,$endfor$$if(monofontfallback)$,RawFeature={fallback=monofontfallback}$endif$]{$monofont$}
 $endif$
 $for(fontfamilies)$
   \newfontfamily{$fontfamilies.name$}[$for(fontfamilies.options)$$fontfamilies.options$$sep$,$endfor$]{$fontfamilies.font$}
@@ -392,6 +419,15 @@
   \usepackage[soul]{lua-ul}
 \else
 \usepackage{soul}
+$if(beamer)$
+  \makeatletter
+  \let\HL\hl
+  \renewcommand\hl{% fix for beamer highlighting
+    \let\set@color\beamerorig@set@color
+    \let\reset@color\beamerorig@reset@color
+    \HL}
+  \makeatother
+$endif$
 $if(CJKmainfont)$
   \ifXeTeX
     % soul's \st doesn't work for CJK:
@@ -416,14 +452,28 @@
 $else$
 $if(block-headings)$
 % Make \paragraph and \subparagraph free-standing
+\makeatletter
 \ifx\paragraph\undefined\else
   \let\oldparagraph\paragraph
-  \renewcommand{\paragraph}[1]{\oldparagraph{#1}\mbox{}}
+  \renewcommand{\paragraph}{
+    \@ifstar
+      \xxxParagraphStar
+      \xxxParagraphNoStar
+  }
+  \newcommand{\xxxParagraphStar}[1]{\oldparagraph*{#1}\mbox{}}
+  \newcommand{\xxxParagraphNoStar}[1]{\oldparagraph{#1}\mbox{}}
 \fi
 \ifx\subparagraph\undefined\else
   \let\oldsubparagraph\subparagraph
-  \renewcommand{\subparagraph}[1]{\oldsubparagraph{#1}\mbox{}}
+  \renewcommand{\subparagraph}{
+    \@ifstar
+      \xxxSubParagraphStar
+      \xxxSubParagraphNoStar
+  }
+  \newcommand{\xxxSubParagraphStar}[1]{\oldsubparagraph*{#1}\mbox{}}
+  \newcommand{\xxxSubParagraphNoStar}[1]{\oldsubparagraph{#1}\mbox{}}
 \fi
+\makeatother
 $endif$
 $endif$
 $if(pagestyle)$
@@ -475,7 +525,7 @@
 $if(mainfont)$
 \ifPDFTeX
 \else
-\babelfont{rm}[$for(mainfontoptions)$$mainfontoptions$$sep$,$endfor$]{$mainfont$}
+\babelfont{rm}[$for(mainfontoptions)$$mainfontoptions$$sep$,$endfor$$if(mainfontfallback)$,RawFeature={fallback=mainfontfallback}$endif$]{$mainfont$}
 \fi
 $endif$
 $endif$
@@ -488,13 +538,15 @@
 % get rid of language-specific shorthands (see #6817):
 \let\LanguageShortHands\languageshorthands
 \def\languageshorthands#1{}
+$if(selnolig-langs)$
+\ifLuaTeX
+  \usepackage[$for(selnolig-langs)$$it$$sep$,$endfor$]{selnolig} % disable illegal ligatures
+\fi
+$endif$
 $endif$
 $for(header-includes)$
 $header-includes$
 $endfor$
-\ifLuaTeX
-  \usepackage{selnolig}  % disable illegal ligatures
-\fi
 $if(dir)$
 \ifPDFTeX
   \TeXXeTstate=1
@@ -520,7 +572,7 @@
 $if(csquotes)$
 \usepackage{csquotes}
 $endif$
-\IfFileExists{bookmark.sty}{\usepackage{bookmark}}{\usepackage{hyperref}}
+\usepackage{bookmark}
 \IfFileExists{xurl.sty}{\usepackage{xurl}}{} % add URL line breaks if available
 \urlstyle{$if(urlstyle)$$urlstyle$$else$same$endif$}
 $if(links-as-notes)$
@@ -552,8 +604,11 @@
   filecolor={$if(filecolor)$$filecolor$$else$default-filecolor$endif$},
   citecolor={$if(citecolor)$$citecolor$$else$default-citecolor$endif$},
   urlcolor={$if(urlcolor)$$urlcolor$$else$default-urlcolor$endif$},
+$else$
+$if(boxlinks)$
 $else$
   hidelinks,
+$endif$
 $endif$
   breaklinks=true,
   pdfcreator={LaTeX via pandoc with the Eisvogel template}}
@@ -579,7 +634,7 @@
 \institute{$for(institute)$$institute$$sep$ \and $endfor$}
 $endif$
 $if(titlegraphic)$
-\titlegraphic{\includegraphics{$titlegraphic$}}
+\titlegraphic{\includegraphics$if(titlegraphicoptions)$[$for(titlegraphicoptions)$$titlegraphicoptions$$sep$, $endfor$]$endif${$titlegraphic$}}
 $endif$
 $if(logo)$
 \logo{\includegraphics{$logo$}}
@@ -1027,7 +1082,8 @@
 $if(toc-title)$
   \frametitle{$toc-title$}
 $endif$
-  \tableofcontents[hideallsubsections]
+  \setcounter{tocdepth}{$toc-depth$}
+  \tableofcontents
 \end{frame}
 $if(toc-own-page)$
 \newpage
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