diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/vimtex.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/vimtex.lua
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+-- See the kickstart.nvim README for more information
+return {
+  {
+    'lervag/vimtex',
+    lazy = false, -- we don't want to lazy load VimTeX
+    -- tag = "v2.15", -- uncomment to pin to a specific release
+    init = function()
+      -- VimTeX configuration goes here, e.g.
+      vim.g.vimtex_view_method = 'zathura'
+    end,
+  },
+}