diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc92c28..bc8b122 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Add your changes below.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+-  Don't override verify attribute when requesting access token in SpotifyClientCredentials.
+   This made it impossible to actually disable cert verification or set a custom certificate chain (i.e. in a corporate network).
+
 ### Removed
 
 ## [2.26.0] - 2026-03-03
diff --git a/spotipy/oauth2.py b/spotipy/oauth2.py
index 60f00b9..c19c9a3 100644
--- a/spotipy/oauth2.py
+++ b/spotipy/oauth2.py
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ class SpotifyClientCredentials(SpotifyAuthBase):
                 self.OAUTH_TOKEN_URL,
                 data=payload,
                 headers=headers,
-                verify=True,
                 proxies=self.proxies,
                 timeout=self.requests_timeout,
             )