diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 4a4df38..554c021 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ inputs:
     default: 'latest'
   auth_token:
     description: 'GitHub token for authentication.'
-    default: ''
 
 runs:
   using: 'node20'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1f60a76..8e379f5 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -7805,7 +7805,7 @@ var import_endpoint = __nccwpck_require__(9440);
 var import_universal_user_agent = __nccwpck_require__(5030);
 
 // pkg/dist-src/version.js
-var VERSION = "8.3.1";
+var VERSION = "8.4.0";
 
 // pkg/dist-src/is-plain-object.js
 function isPlainObject(value) {
@@ -7830,7 +7830,7 @@ function getBufferResponse(response) {
 
 // pkg/dist-src/fetch-wrapper.js
 function fetchWrapper(requestOptions) {
-  var _a, _b, _c;
+  var _a, _b, _c, _d;
   const log = requestOptions.request && requestOptions.request.log ? requestOptions.request.log : console;
   const parseSuccessResponseBody = ((_a = requestOptions.request) == null ? void 0 : _a.parseSuccessResponseBody) !== false;
   if (isPlainObject(requestOptions.body) || Array.isArray(requestOptions.body)) {
@@ -7851,8 +7851,9 @@ function fetchWrapper(requestOptions) {
   return fetch(requestOptions.url, {
     method: requestOptions.method,
     body: requestOptions.body,
+    redirect: (_c = requestOptions.request) == null ? void 0 : _c.redirect,
     headers: requestOptions.headers,
-    signal: (_c = requestOptions.request) == null ? void 0 : _c.signal,
+    signal: (_d = requestOptions.request) == null ? void 0 : _d.signal,
     // duplex must be set if request.body is ReadableStream or Async Iterables.
     // See https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-requestinit-duplex.
     ...requestOptions.body && { duplex: "half" }
@@ -35637,7 +35638,7 @@ function wrappy (fn, cb) {
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 6932:
-/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports) {
+/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
 
@@ -35651,7 +35652,17 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
     });
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.getReleaseUrlByVersion = void 0;
+exports.getReleaseUrlByVersion = exports.getOctokit = void 0;
+const rest_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5375);
+const utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3030);
+function getOctokit(auth_token) {
+    let options = {};
+    if (auth_token) {
+        options = (0, utils_1.getOctokitOptions)(auth_token, options);
+    }
+    return new rest_1.Octokit(options);
+}
+exports.getOctokit = getOctokit;
 function getReleaseDownloadUrl(octokit, owner, repo, release_id) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         let assets = yield octokit.rest.repos.listReleaseAssets({
@@ -35824,8 +35835,6 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
-const utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3030);
-const rest_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5375);
 const github_helper = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(6932));
 const installer = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2574));
 function run() {
@@ -35840,7 +35849,7 @@ function run() {
             // First obtain a valid download url..
             if (!download_url) {
                 core.debug("Using owner, repo and version inputs to locate a release...");
-                const octokit = new rest_1.Octokit((0, utils_1.getOctokitOptions)(auth_token));
+                const octokit = github_helper.getOctokit(auth_token);
                 download_url = yield github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(octokit, owner, repo, version);
             }
             else {
diff --git a/src/github_helper.test.ts b/src/github_helper.test.ts
index f74c343..b2abb3d 100644
--- a/src/github_helper.test.ts
+++ b/src/github_helper.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 import * as github_helper from "./github_helper";
 
-const octokit = new Octokit();
+test("Oktokit getter", () => {
+  const octokit = github_helper.getOctokit();
+  expect(octokit).not.toBe(null);
+});
+
+const octokit = github_helper.getOctokit();
 
 test("Verify Ghidra 10.4 download URL", async () => {
   const url = await github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
diff --git a/src/github_helper.ts b/src/github_helper.ts
index a71c94a..6be62de 100644
--- a/src/github_helper.ts
+++ b/src/github_helper.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
+import { getOctokitOptions } from "@actions/github/lib/utils";
+
+export function getOctokit(auth_token?: string) {
+  let options = {};
+  if (auth_token) {
+    options = getOctokitOptions(auth_token, options);
+  }
+  return new Octokit(options);
+}
 
 async function getReleaseDownloadUrl(
   octokit: Octokit,
diff --git a/src/setup-ghidra.ts b/src/setup-ghidra.ts
index 7c51fb0..aaffc93 100644
--- a/src/setup-ghidra.ts
+++ b/src/setup-ghidra.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
-import { getOctokitOptions } from "@actions/github/lib/utils";
-import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 import * as github_helper from "./github_helper";
 import * as installer from "./installer";
 
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ async function run() {
     // First obtain a valid download url..
     if (!download_url) {
       core.debug("Using owner, repo and version inputs to locate a release...");
-      const octokit = new Octokit(getOctokitOptions(auth_token));
+      const octokit = github_helper.getOctokit(auth_token);
       download_url = await github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
         octokit,
         owner,