diff --git a/changelog_entry.yaml b/changelog_entry.yaml
index e69de29bb..7c280180b 100644
--- a/changelog_entry.yaml
+++ b/changelog_entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: patch
+  changes:
+    fixed:
+    - Added missing HF token
diff --git a/policyengine_uk_data/utils/data_upload.py b/policyengine_uk_data/utils/data_upload.py
index 42d0fec24..89445ad96 100644
--- a/policyengine_uk_data/utils/data_upload.py
+++ b/policyengine_uk_data/utils/data_upload.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from importlib import metadata
 import google.auth
 import logging
+import os
 
 
 def upload_data_files(
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ def upload_files_to_hf(
     Upload files to Hugging Face repository and tag the commit with the version.
     """
     api = HfApi()
+    token = os.environ.get(
+        "HUGGING_FACE_TOKEN",
+    )
     hf_operations = []
 
     for file_path in files:
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ def upload_files_to_hf(
             )
         )
     commit_info = api.create_commit(
+        token=token,
         repo_id=hf_repo_name,
         operations=hf_operations,
         repo_type=hf_repo_type,
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ def upload_files_to_hf(
 
     # Tag commit with version
     api.create_tag(
+        token=token,
         repo_id=hf_repo_name,
         tag=version,
         revision=commit_info.oid,