diff --git a/assets/js/common.js b/assets/js/common.js
index 0af03520a4bf..f40fc4e6b74d 100644
--- a/assets/js/common.js
+++ b/assets/js/common.js
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
   // bootstrap-toc
   if ($("#toc-sidebar").length) {
+    // remove related publications years from the TOC
+    $(".publications h2").each(function () {
+      $(this).attr("data-toc-skip", "");
+    });
     var navSelector = "#toc-sidebar";
     var $myNav = $(navSelector);
     Toc.init($myNav);