diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 7b685f99a..a23ee36f5 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@ Bug Fixes
 * Fix URL of TYNDP scenario dataset
 * Automatically generated tasks now get unique :code:`task_id`\s.
   Fixes issue `#985`_ via PR `#986`_.
+* Bypass SSL verification
+  `#1102 <https://github.com/openego/eGon-data/issues/1102>`_
 * Fix faulty DSM time series
   `#1088 <https://github.com/openego/eGon-data/issues/1088>`_
 * Set upper limit on commissioning date for units from MaStR
diff --git a/src/egon/data/datasets/gas_neighbours/eGon2035.py b/src/egon/data/datasets/gas_neighbours/eGon2035.py
index 7420a6faa..a64a94624 100755
--- a/src/egon/data/datasets/gas_neighbours/eGon2035.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/datasets/gas_neighbours/eGon2035.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.request import urlretrieve
 import ast
+import ssl
 import zipfile
 
 from shapely.geometry import LineString, MultiLineString
@@ -1122,7 +1123,11 @@ def calculate_ch4_grid_capacities():
     url = "https://www.entsog.eu/sites/default/files/2021-07/" + basename
     target_file = Path(".") / "datasets" / "gas_data" / basename
 
+    context_backup = ssl._create_default_https_context
+    ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
     urlretrieve(url, target_file)
+    ssl._create_default_https_context = context_backup
+
     map_pipelines = {
         "NORDSTREAM": "RU00",
         "NORDSTREAM 2": "RU00",