diff --git a/Taskfile.vars.yml b/Taskfile.vars.yml
index df54cb5..3a2ec92 100644
--- a/Taskfile.vars.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.vars.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ vars:
   KIND_BIN: "{{ .BIN_DIR }}/kind-{{.KIND_VERSION}}"
   UV_VERSION: "0.10.11"
   UV_BIN: "{{ .BIN_DIR }}/uv-{{.UV_VERSION}}"
+  UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN: '{{ .UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN | default "" }}'
   COSIGN_VERSION: "3.0.5"
   COSIGN_BIN: "{{ .BIN_DIR }}/cosign-{{.COSIGN_VERSION}}"
   KIND_CLUSTER_NAME: "sdk-py-test"