diff --git a/rendercv/themes/classic/PublicationEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/classic/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
index 28f2b2d9..328d1553 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/classic/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/classic/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     ((* endif *))
         \textbf{<<entry.title>>}
 
-        \vspace{<<design.margins.highlights_area.vertical_between_bullet_points>>}
+        \vspace{<<design.margins.highlights_area.top>>}
 
         <<entry.authors|map("make_it_nolinebreak")|join(", ")>>
         ((* if entry.doi or entry.journal *))
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/PublicationEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
index f3640855..773def63 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     ((* endif *))
         \textbf{<<entry.title>>}
 
-        \vspace{<<design.margins.highlights_area.vertical_between_bullet_points>>}
+        \vspace{<<design.margins.highlights_area.top>>}
 
         <<entry.authors|map("make_it_nolinebreak")|join(", ")>>
     ((* if entry.date_string *))
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/PublicationEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
index f587ad47..d3647cc5 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     ((* endif *))
         \textbf{<<entry.title>>}
 
-        \vspace{<<design.margins.highlights_area.vertical_between_bullet_points>>}
+        \vspace{<<design.margins.highlights_area.top>>}
 
         <<entry.authors|map("make_it_nolinebreak")|join(", ")>>
     ((* if entry.date_string *))