diff --git a/builder/build_cli.py b/builder/build_cli.py
index 3e17dfb..3e558ef 100644
--- a/builder/build_cli.py
+++ b/builder/build_cli.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 SPEC_LOCKFILE = "spec.lock"
 
 def build_docs(root, builder, clear, serve, debug, spec_lock_consistency_check):
+    if builder == "pdf":
+        builder = "latex"
     dest = root / "build"
 
     args = ["-b", builder, "-d", dest / "doctrees"]
@@ -67,6 +69,12 @@ def build_docs(root, builder, clear, serve, debug, spec_lock_consistency_check):
             ],
             check=True,
         )
+        if builder == "latex":
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["make", "-C", str(dest / "latex"), "all-pdf"],
+                check=True
+            )
+            print(f"PDF generated at: {dest/'latex'}")
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         exit(1)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
@@ -132,7 +140,12 @@ def main(root):
         "--check-links", help="Check whether all links are valid", action="store_true"
     )
     group.add_argument(
-        "--xml", help="Generate Sphinx XML rather than HTML", action="store_true"
+        "--output",
+        help="select output format: html, xml, or pdf",
+        choices=["html", "xml", "pdf"],  
+        default="html",
+        metavar="FORMAT", 
+        required=False,   
     )
     group.add_argument(
         "--debug",
@@ -145,6 +158,6 @@ def main(root):
         update_spec_lockfile(SPEC_CHECKSUM_URL, root / "src" / SPEC_LOCKFILE)
 
     rendered = build_docs(
-        root, "xml" if args.xml else "html", args.clear, args.serve, args.debug, not args.ignore_spec_lock_diff
+        root, args.output, args.clear, args.serve, args.debug, not args.ignore_spec_lock_diff
     )
 
diff --git a/exts/coding_guidelines/__init__.py b/exts/coding_guidelines/__init__.py
index d903606..2db547b 100644
--- a/exts/coding_guidelines/__init__.py
+++ b/exts/coding_guidelines/__init__.py
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 from . import std_role
 from . import fls_linking
 
-from sphinx_needs.api import add_dynamic_function
 from sphinx.errors import SphinxError
 from sphinx.domains import Domain
-
+from docutils import nodes
 import logging
 
 # Get the Sphinx logger
@@ -33,8 +32,9 @@ def merge_domaindata(self, docnames, other):
         pass  # No domain data to merge
 
 def setup(app):
-    
+
     app.add_domain(CodingGuidelinesDomain)
+    app.connect('env-check-consistency', fls_checks.check_fls)
     app.add_config_value(
         name="spec_std_docs_url",
         default="https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std",
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ def setup(app):
                          default=True,
                          rebuild='env')
 
-    app.connect('env-check-consistency', fls_checks.check_fls)
     app.connect('build-finished', write_guidelines_ids.build_finished)
     app.connect('build-finished', fls_linking.build_finished)
 
diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index c906a9e..cf93cb5 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 copyright = '2025, Contributors to Coding Guidelines Subcommittee'
 author = 'Contributors to Coding Guidelines Subcommittee'
 release = '0.1'
+language = 'en'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -127,3 +128,24 @@
 # Configure the theme
 html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 html_static_path = ['_static']
+
+# -- Options for LaTex output -------------------------------------------------
+latex_engine = 'xelatex'  # or 'pdflatex', 'lualatex'
+#latex_documents = [
+#    ('index', 'YourProject.tex', 'Your Project Title', 'Your Name', 'manual'),
+#]
+
+latex_toplevel_sectioning = 'section'
+latex_show_urls = 'footnote'  # or 'inline', 'no'
+latex_elements = {
+    'classoptions': ',openany,oneside',
+    'preamble': r'''
+    \usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \let\cleardoublepage\clearpage
+''',
+    'fontpkg': r'''
+\setmainfont{DejaVu Serif}
+''',
+    'figure_align': 'H',
+}