diff --git a/data/cv.json b/data/cv.json
index a6015d4..9bfc87c 100644
--- a/data/cv.json
+++ b/data/cv.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   "jobTitle": "Platform Automation Engineer",
   "contact": {
     "email": "d.n.i.anglin@gmail.com",
-    "phone": "07XXX-XXX-XXX",
     "location": "Hertfordshire, UK"
   },
   "links": {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 20634a9..5b1782e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	log.Println("INFO: JSON unmarshalling was successful.")
 
+	// if CV_CONTACT_PHONE is set then add it to the CV
+	phone := os.Getenv("CV_CONTACT_PHONE")
+	if len(phone) > 0 {
+		cv.Contact.Phone = phone
+	}
+
 	// Create the Output tex file
 	log.Printf("INFO: Attempting to create output file %s...", cvOutputPath)
 	if err = os.MkdirAll(cvOutputDir, 0750); err != nil {
diff --git a/template/cv.tex.tmpl b/template/cv.tex.tmpl
index 741a845..178d357 100644
--- a/template/cv.tex.tmpl
+++ b/template/cv.tex.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       \cvtitle{<<.FirstName>> <<.LastName>>}{<<.JobTitle>>}
     \titleAndContact
       {\bf Email:} <<.Contact.Email>>\blank[none]
-      {\bf Phone:} <<.Contact.Phone>>\blank[none]
+      <<if .Contact.Phone>>{\bf Phone:} <<.Contact.Phone>>\blank[none]<<end>>
       {\bf Location:} <<.Contact.Location>>\blank[medium]
 
       {\bf GitLab:} \goto{<<.Links.GitLab>>}[url(https://<<.Links.GitLab>>)]\blank[none]