diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index ed7650c..5d25e69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       group: pkgdown-${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.run_id }}
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      IPUMS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.IPUMS_API_KEY }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps: