diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c16db4b4a..0baf1fec0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All changes that impact users of this module are documented in this file, in the [Common Changelog](https://common-changelog.org) format with some additional specifications defined in the CONTRIBUTING file. This codebase adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased [patch]
+
+> Development of this release was supported by the [French Ministry for Foreign Affairs](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/politique-etrangere-de-la-france/diplomatie-numerique/) through its ministerial [State Startups incubator](https://beta.gouv.fr/startups/open-terms-archive.html) under the aegis of the Ambassador for Digital Affairs.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Validate presence of required configuration for dataset publication to data.gouv.fr
+
 ## 10.1.2 - 2025-12-09
 
 _Full changeset and discussions: [#1212](https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/pull/1212)._
diff --git a/config/default.json b/config/default.json
index 3cac8ea15..95dab61cd 100644
--- a/config/default.json
+++ b/config/default.json
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
       }
     },
     "dataset": {
-      "title": "Sandbox collection dataset",
-      "versionsRepositoryURL": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/sandbox-declarations",
       "publishingSchedule": "30 8 * * MON"
     }
   }
diff --git a/scripts/dataset/publish/datagouv/index.js b/scripts/dataset/publish/datagouv/index.js
index c41cf7f41..98f49cff1 100644
--- a/scripts/dataset/publish/datagouv/index.js
+++ b/scripts/dataset/publish/datagouv/index.js
@@ -41,11 +41,21 @@ function loadConfiguration() {
   const organizationIdOrSlug = config.has('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv.organizationIdOrSlug') && config.get('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv.organizationIdOrSlug');
 
   if (!datasetId && !organizationIdOrSlug) {
-    throw new Error('Either datasetId or organizationIdOrSlug is required in config at @opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv');
+    throw new Error('Either "datasetId" or "organizationIdOrSlug" is required in config at @opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv');
   }
 
   const datasetTitle = config.get('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.title');
+
+  if (!datasetTitle) {
+    throw new Error('"title" is required in config at @opentermsarchive/engine.dataset');
+  }
+
   const frequency = config.has('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv.frequency') && config.get('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv.frequency');
+
+  if (!frequency) {
+    throw new Error('"frequency" is required in config at @opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv');
+  }
+
   const useDemo = config.has('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv.useDemo') && config.get('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv.useDemo');
   const apiBaseUrl = useDemo ? DEMO_API_BASE_URL : PRODUCTION_API_BASE_URL;
 
diff --git a/scripts/dataset/publish/index.js b/scripts/dataset/publish/index.js
index 79f752a12..ec8906173 100644
--- a/scripts/dataset/publish/index.js
+++ b/scripts/dataset/publish/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import config from 'config';
-
 import logger from '../logger/index.js';
 
 import publishDataGouv from './datagouv/index.js';
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ export default async function publishRelease({ archivePath, releaseDate, stats }
     platforms.push({ name: 'GitLab', publish: () => publishGitLab({ archivePath, releaseDate, stats }) });
   }
 
-  if (process.env.OTA_ENGINE_DATAGOUV_API_KEY && (config.has('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv.datasetId') || config.has('@opentermsarchive/engine.dataset.datagouv.organizationIdOrSlug'))) {
+  if (process.env.OTA_ENGINE_DATAGOUV_API_KEY) {
     platforms.push({ name: 'data.gouv.fr', publish: () => publishDataGouv({ archivePath, releaseDate, stats }) });
   }