diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 915a8913..600c8027 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ci:
 
 repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-  rev: v2.3.0
+  rev: v4.5.0
   hooks:
     - id: check-yaml
     - id: trailing-whitespace
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 223482d4..5c07deaa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* Bug fixes:
+    * Follow Amazon EC2 IMDSv2 requirements to set `running-in-aws`
+
 ## [v0.8.1] 2023-12-01
 * New Features:
     * Add `kerchunk` metadata consolidation utility.
diff --git a/earthaccess/store.py b/earthaccess/store.py
index 77ba518a..645721ad 100644
--- a/earthaccess/store.py
+++ b/earthaccess/store.py
@@ -143,8 +143,15 @@ def _running_in_us_west_2(self) -> bool:
         session = self.auth.get_session()
         try:
             # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instancedata-data-retrieval.html
+            token_ = session.put(
+                "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token",
+                headers={"X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds": "21600"},
+                timeout=1,
+            )
             resp = session.get(
-                "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/region", timeout=1
+                "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/region",
+                timeout=1,
+                headers={"X-aws-ec2-metadata-token": token_.text},
             )
         except Exception:
             return False