diff --git a/data/.gitignore b/data/.gitignore
index 5b771c8..96c5f84 100644
--- a/data/.gitignore
+++ b/data/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 /bone_marrow_cite_totalvi
 /heart_cell_atlas_scvi
 /heart_cell_atlas.h5ad
+/hlca_core.h5ad
diff --git a/data/hlca_core.h5ad.dvc b/data/hlca_core.h5ad.dvc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da940e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/hlca_core.h5ad.dvc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+outs:
+- md5: 923ab873d03cff49cfd53a9063e6c1ed
+  size: 1940424488
+  hash: md5
+  path: hlca_core.h5ad