diff --git a/base/proposal.dtx b/base/proposal.dtx
index cb68639..1ed167c 100644
--- a/base/proposal.dtx
+++ b/base/proposal.dtx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 \RecordChanges
 \usepackage{textcomp,url,paralist,a4wide,xspace}
 \usepackage[show]{ed}
-\usepackage[maxnames=9,hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,backend=bibtex]{biblatex}
+\usepackage[maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=2,hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,backend=bibtex]{biblatex}
 \addbibresource{../lib/proposal.bib}
 % temporary fix due to http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/311426/bibliography-error-use-of-blxbblverbaddi-doesnt-match-its-definition-ve
 \makeatletter\def\blx@maxline{77}\makeatother
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 \RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
-\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,firstinits=true,maxnames=9]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \RequirePackage{csquotes}
 \RequirePackage{mdframed}
 %    \end{macrocode}
diff --git a/base/proposal.pdf b/base/proposal.pdf
index 1d8d1e0..18e200d 100644
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diff --git a/base/proposal.sty b/base/proposal.sty
index cd91642..8bc12f1 100644
--- a/base/proposal.sty
+++ b/base/proposal.sty
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 \RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
-\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,firstinits=true,maxnames=9]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=9,maxcitenames=3]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \RequirePackage{csquotes}
 \RequirePackage{mdframed}
 \RequirePackage{pdata}