diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07bca54..6382b1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ steps:
 - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
 - uses: antoniovazquezblanco/setup-ghidra@master
   with:
+    auth_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     version: ${{ matrix.ghidra }}
 
 - name: Build something with Ghidra ${{ matrix.version }}
@@ -68,4 +69,7 @@ For a full reference of action parameters see [action.yml](action.yml)
     # Version spec to use. Please use SemVer notation. It also accepts the
     # 'latest' alias to download the latest version available.
     version: 'latest'
+
+    # Github authentication token to avoid API limiting.
+    version: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 ```
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 007638c..4a4df38 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ inputs:
   version:
     description: 'Ghidra version.'
     default: 'latest'
+  auth_token:
+    description: 'GitHub token for authentication.'
+    default: ''
 
 runs:
   using: 'node20'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c568ce9..495e0cb 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1729,6 +1729,259 @@ class ExecState extends events.EventEmitter {
 
 /***/ }),
 
+/***/ 4087:
+/***/ ((__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) => {
+
+"use strict";
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.Context = void 0;
+const fs_1 = __nccwpck_require__(7147);
+const os_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2037);
+class Context {
+    /**
+     * Hydrate the context from the environment
+     */
+    constructor() {
+        var _a, _b, _c;
+        this.payload = {};
+        if (process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH) {
+            if ((0, fs_1.existsSync)(process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)) {
+                this.payload = JSON.parse((0, fs_1.readFileSync)(process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH, { encoding: 'utf8' }));
+            }
+            else {
+                const path = process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH;
+                process.stdout.write(`GITHUB_EVENT_PATH ${path} does not exist${os_1.EOL}`);
+            }
+        }
+        this.eventName = process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_NAME;
+        this.sha = process.env.GITHUB_SHA;
+        this.ref = process.env.GITHUB_REF;
+        this.workflow = process.env.GITHUB_WORKFLOW;
+        this.action = process.env.GITHUB_ACTION;
+        this.actor = process.env.GITHUB_ACTOR;
+        this.job = process.env.GITHUB_JOB;
+        this.runNumber = parseInt(process.env.GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER, 10);
+        this.runId = parseInt(process.env.GITHUB_RUN_ID, 10);
+        this.apiUrl = (_a = process.env.GITHUB_API_URL) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : `https://api.github.com`;
+        this.serverUrl = (_b = process.env.GITHUB_SERVER_URL) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : `https://github.com`;
+        this.graphqlUrl =
+            (_c = process.env.GITHUB_GRAPHQL_URL) !== null && _c !== void 0 ? _c : `https://api.github.com/graphql`;
+    }
+    get issue() {
+        const payload = this.payload;
+        return Object.assign(Object.assign({}, this.repo), { number: (payload.issue || payload.pull_request || payload).number });
+    }
+    get repo() {
+        if (process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY) {
+            const [owner, repo] = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split('/');
+            return { owner, repo };
+        }
+        if (this.payload.repository) {
+            return {
+                owner: this.payload.repository.owner.login,
+                repo: this.payload.repository.name
+            };
+        }
+        throw new Error("context.repo requires a GITHUB_REPOSITORY environment variable like 'owner/repo'");
+    }
+}
+exports.Context = Context;
+//# sourceMappingURL=context.js.map
+
+/***/ }),
+
+/***/ 5438:
+/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
+
+"use strict";
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.getOctokit = exports.context = void 0;
+const Context = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(4087));
+const utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3030);
+exports.context = new Context.Context();
+/**
+ * Returns a hydrated octokit ready to use for GitHub Actions
+ *
+ * @param     token    the repo PAT or GITHUB_TOKEN
+ * @param     options  other options to set
+ */
+function getOctokit(token, options, ...additionalPlugins) {
+    const GitHubWithPlugins = utils_1.GitHub.plugin(...additionalPlugins);
+    return new GitHubWithPlugins((0, utils_1.getOctokitOptions)(token, options));
+}
+exports.getOctokit = getOctokit;
+//# sourceMappingURL=github.js.map
+
+/***/ }),
+
+/***/ 7914:
+/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
+
+"use strict";
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.getApiBaseUrl = exports.getProxyFetch = exports.getProxyAgentDispatcher = exports.getProxyAgent = exports.getAuthString = void 0;
+const httpClient = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(6255));
+const undici_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1773);
+function getAuthString(token, options) {
+    if (!token && !options.auth) {
+        throw new Error('Parameter token or opts.auth is required');
+    }
+    else if (token && options.auth) {
+        throw new Error('Parameters token and opts.auth may not both be specified');
+    }
+    return typeof options.auth === 'string' ? options.auth : `token ${token}`;
+}
+exports.getAuthString = getAuthString;
+function getProxyAgent(destinationUrl) {
+    const hc = new httpClient.HttpClient();
+    return hc.getAgent(destinationUrl);
+}
+exports.getProxyAgent = getProxyAgent;
+function getProxyAgentDispatcher(destinationUrl) {
+    const hc = new httpClient.HttpClient();
+    return hc.getAgentDispatcher(destinationUrl);
+}
+exports.getProxyAgentDispatcher = getProxyAgentDispatcher;
+function getProxyFetch(destinationUrl) {
+    const httpDispatcher = getProxyAgentDispatcher(destinationUrl);
+    const proxyFetch = (url, opts) => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        return (0, undici_1.fetch)(url, Object.assign(Object.assign({}, opts), { dispatcher: httpDispatcher }));
+    });
+    return proxyFetch;
+}
+exports.getProxyFetch = getProxyFetch;
+function getApiBaseUrl() {
+    return process.env['GITHUB_API_URL'] || 'https://api.github.com';
+}
+exports.getApiBaseUrl = getApiBaseUrl;
+//# sourceMappingURL=utils.js.map
+
+/***/ }),
+
+/***/ 3030:
+/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
+
+"use strict";
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.getOctokitOptions = exports.GitHub = exports.defaults = exports.context = void 0;
+const Context = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(4087));
+const Utils = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7914));
+// octokit + plugins
+const core_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6762);
+const plugin_rest_endpoint_methods_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3044);
+const plugin_paginate_rest_1 = __nccwpck_require__(4193);
+exports.context = new Context.Context();
+const baseUrl = Utils.getApiBaseUrl();
+exports.defaults = {
+    baseUrl,
+    request: {
+        agent: Utils.getProxyAgent(baseUrl),
+        fetch: Utils.getProxyFetch(baseUrl)
+    }
+};
+exports.GitHub = core_1.Octokit.plugin(plugin_rest_endpoint_methods_1.restEndpointMethods, plugin_paginate_rest_1.paginateRest).defaults(exports.defaults);
+/**
+ * Convience function to correctly format Octokit Options to pass into the constructor.
+ *
+ * @param     token    the repo PAT or GITHUB_TOKEN
+ * @param     options  other options to set
+ */
+function getOctokitOptions(token, options) {
+    const opts = Object.assign({}, options || {}); // Shallow clone - don't mutate the object provided by the caller
+    // Auth
+    const auth = Utils.getAuthString(token, opts);
+    if (auth) {
+        opts.auth = auth;
+    }
+    return opts;
+}
+exports.getOctokitOptions = getOctokitOptions;
+//# sourceMappingURL=utils.js.map
+
+/***/ }),
+
 /***/ 5526:
 /***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports) {
 
@@ -5239,66 +5492,6 @@ paginateRest.VERSION = VERSION;
 0 && (0);
 
 
-/***/ }),
-
-/***/ 8883:
-/***/ ((module) => {
-
-"use strict";
-
-var __defProp = Object.defineProperty;
-var __getOwnPropDesc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;
-var __getOwnPropNames = Object.getOwnPropertyNames;
-var __hasOwnProp = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
-var __export = (target, all) => {
-  for (var name in all)
-    __defProp(target, name, { get: all[name], enumerable: true });
-};
-var __copyProps = (to, from, except, desc) => {
-  if (from && typeof from === "object" || typeof from === "function") {
-    for (let key of __getOwnPropNames(from))
-      if (!__hasOwnProp.call(to, key) && key !== except)
-        __defProp(to, key, { get: () => from[key], enumerable: !(desc = __getOwnPropDesc(from, key)) || desc.enumerable });
-  }
-  return to;
-};
-var __toCommonJS = (mod) => __copyProps(__defProp({}, "__esModule", { value: true }), mod);
-
-// pkg/dist-src/index.js
-var dist_src_exports = {};
-__export(dist_src_exports, {
-  requestLog: () => requestLog
-});
-module.exports = __toCommonJS(dist_src_exports);
-
-// pkg/dist-src/version.js
-var VERSION = "4.0.0";
-
-// pkg/dist-src/index.js
-function requestLog(octokit) {
-  octokit.hook.wrap("request", (request, options) => {
-    octokit.log.debug("request", options);
-    const start = Date.now();
-    const requestOptions = octokit.request.endpoint.parse(options);
-    const path = requestOptions.url.replace(options.baseUrl, "");
-    return request(options).then((response) => {
-      octokit.log.info(
-        `${requestOptions.method} ${path} - ${response.status} in ${Date.now() - start}ms`
-      );
-      return response;
-    }).catch((error) => {
-      octokit.log.info(
-        `${requestOptions.method} ${path} - ${error.status} in ${Date.now() - start}ms`
-      );
-      throw error;
-    });
-  });
-}
-requestLog.VERSION = VERSION;
-// Annotate the CommonJS export names for ESM import in node:
-0 && (0);
-
-
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 3044:
@@ -7731,57 +7924,6 @@ var request = withDefaults(import_endpoint.endpoint, {
 0 && (0);
 
 
-/***/ }),
-
-/***/ 5375:
-/***/ ((module, __unused_webpack_exports, __nccwpck_require__) => {
-
-"use strict";
-
-var __defProp = Object.defineProperty;
-var __getOwnPropDesc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;
-var __getOwnPropNames = Object.getOwnPropertyNames;
-var __hasOwnProp = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
-var __export = (target, all) => {
-  for (var name in all)
-    __defProp(target, name, { get: all[name], enumerable: true });
-};
-var __copyProps = (to, from, except, desc) => {
-  if (from && typeof from === "object" || typeof from === "function") {
-    for (let key of __getOwnPropNames(from))
-      if (!__hasOwnProp.call(to, key) && key !== except)
-        __defProp(to, key, { get: () => from[key], enumerable: !(desc = __getOwnPropDesc(from, key)) || desc.enumerable });
-  }
-  return to;
-};
-var __toCommonJS = (mod) => __copyProps(__defProp({}, "__esModule", { value: true }), mod);
-
-// pkg/dist-src/index.js
-var dist_src_exports = {};
-__export(dist_src_exports, {
-  Octokit: () => Octokit
-});
-module.exports = __toCommonJS(dist_src_exports);
-var import_core = __nccwpck_require__(6762);
-var import_plugin_request_log = __nccwpck_require__(8883);
-var import_plugin_paginate_rest = __nccwpck_require__(4193);
-var import_plugin_rest_endpoint_methods = __nccwpck_require__(3044);
-
-// pkg/dist-src/version.js
-var VERSION = "20.0.2";
-
-// pkg/dist-src/index.js
-var Octokit = import_core.Octokit.plugin(
-  import_plugin_request_log.requestLog,
-  import_plugin_rest_endpoint_methods.legacyRestEndpointMethods,
-  import_plugin_paginate_rest.paginateRest
-).defaults({
-  userAgent: `octokit-rest.js/${VERSION}`
-});
-// Annotate the CommonJS export names for ESM import in node:
-0 && (0);
-
-
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 3682:
@@ -32627,8 +32769,8 @@ function wrappy (fn, cb) {
 
 /***/ }),
 
-/***/ 978:
-/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
+/***/ 6932:
+/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports) {
 
 "use strict";
 
@@ -32643,9 +32785,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.getReleaseUrlByVersion = void 0;
-const rest_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5375);
-const octokit = new rest_1.Octokit();
-function getReleaseDownloadUrl(owner, repo, release_id) {
+function getReleaseDownloadUrl(octokit, owner, repo, release_id) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         let assets = yield octokit.rest.repos.listReleaseAssets({
             owner: owner,
@@ -32655,7 +32795,7 @@ function getReleaseDownloadUrl(owner, repo, release_id) {
         return assets.data[0].browser_download_url;
     });
 }
-function getReleaseUrlByTag(owner, repo, tag) {
+function getReleaseUrlByTag(octokit, owner, repo, tag) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         let tagName = `Ghidra_${tag}_build`;
         let response = yield octokit.rest.repos.getReleaseByTag({
@@ -32666,10 +32806,10 @@ function getReleaseUrlByTag(owner, repo, tag) {
         if (response.status != 200) {
             throw new Error(`Could not find tag '${tagName}' in repo '${repo}' by the owner '${owner}'! Response status was ${response.status}...`);
         }
-        return getReleaseDownloadUrl(owner, repo, response.data.id);
+        return getReleaseDownloadUrl(octokit, owner, repo, response.data.id);
     });
 }
-function getLatestReleaseUrl(owner, repo) {
+function getLatestReleaseUrl(octokit, owner, repo) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         let response = yield octokit.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({
             owner: owner,
@@ -32678,16 +32818,16 @@ function getLatestReleaseUrl(owner, repo) {
         if (response.status != 200) {
             throw new Error(`Could not get the latest release from repo '${repo}' by the owner '${owner}'! Response status was ${response.status}...`);
         }
-        return getReleaseDownloadUrl(owner, repo, response.data.id);
+        return getReleaseDownloadUrl(octokit, owner, repo, response.data.id);
     });
 }
-function getReleaseUrlByVersion(owner, repo, version) {
+function getReleaseUrlByVersion(octokit, owner, repo, version) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         if (version == "latest") {
-            return getLatestReleaseUrl(owner, repo);
+            return getLatestReleaseUrl(octokit, owner, repo);
         }
         else {
-            return getReleaseUrlByTag(owner, repo, version);
+            return getReleaseUrlByTag(octokit, owner, repo, version);
         }
     });
 }
@@ -32817,7 +32957,8 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
-const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(978));
+const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5438));
+const github_helper = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(6932));
 const installer = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2574));
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
@@ -32827,10 +32968,12 @@ function run() {
             let owner = core.getInput("owner");
             let repo = core.getInput("repo");
             let version = core.getInput("version");
+            let auth_token = core.getInput("auth_token");
             // First obtain a valid download url..
             if (!download_url) {
                 core.debug("Using owner, repo and version inputs to locate a release...");
-                download_url = yield github.getReleaseUrlByVersion(owner, repo, version);
+                const octokit = github.getOctokit(auth_token);
+                download_url = yield github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(octokit, owner, repo, version);
             }
             else {
                 core.debug("The download_url input was provided; ignoring owner, repo and version inputs...");
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 74b7f47..0ca7bbf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
+        "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
         "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.1",
         "@octokit/rest": "^20.0.2"
       },
@@ -39,6 +40,17 @@
         "@actions/io": "^1.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@actions/github": {
+      "version": "6.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/github/-/github-6.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-alScpSVnYmjNEXboZjarjukQEzgCRmjMv6Xj47fsdnqGS73bjJNDpiiXmp8jr0UZLdUB6d9jW63IcmddUP+l0g==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@actions/http-client": "^2.2.0",
+        "@octokit/core": "^5.0.1",
+        "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest": "^9.0.0",
+        "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods": "^10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@actions/http-client": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5583cde..f6377eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
+    "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
     "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.1",
     "@octokit/rest": "^20.0.2"
   }
diff --git a/src/github.test.ts b/src/github_helper.test.ts
similarity index 70%
rename from src/github.test.ts
rename to src/github_helper.test.ts
index 0201ed6..f74c343 100644
--- a/src/github.test.ts
+++ b/src/github_helper.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-import * as github from "./github";
+import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
+import * as github_helper from "./github_helper";
+
+const octokit = new Octokit();
 
 test("Verify Ghidra 10.4 download URL", async () => {
-  const url = await github.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+  const url = await github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+    octokit,
     "NationalSecurityAgency",
     "ghidra",
     "10.4",
@@ -12,7 +16,8 @@ test("Verify Ghidra 10.4 download URL", async () => {
 });
 
 test("Verify latest Ghidra URL", async () => {
-  const url = await github.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+  const url = await github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+    octokit,
     "NationalSecurityAgency",
     "ghidra",
     "latest",
@@ -27,7 +32,8 @@ test("Verify latest Ghidra URL", async () => {
 test("Verify exception on wrong version", async () => {
   let thrown = false;
   try {
-    const url = await github.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+    const url = await github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+      octokit,
       "NationalSecurityAgency",
       "ghidra",
       "dummyversion",
diff --git a/src/github.ts b/src/github_helper.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from src/github.ts
rename to src/github_helper.ts
index fe44c59..36393c9 100644
--- a/src/github.ts
+++ b/src/github_helper.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
-
-const octokit = new Octokit();
+import { GitHub } from "@actions/github/lib/utils";
 
 async function getReleaseDownloadUrl(
+  octokit: InstanceType<typeof GitHub>,
   owner: string,
   repo: string,
   release_id: number,
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ async function getReleaseDownloadUrl(
 }
 
 async function getReleaseUrlByTag(
+  octokit: InstanceType<typeof GitHub>,
   owner: string,
   repo: string,
   tag: string,
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ async function getReleaseUrlByTag(
       `Could not find tag '${tagName}' in repo '${repo}' by the owner '${owner}'! Response status was ${response.status}...`,
     );
   }
-  return getReleaseDownloadUrl(owner, repo, response.data.id);
+  return getReleaseDownloadUrl(octokit, owner, repo, response.data.id);
 }
 
 async function getLatestReleaseUrl(
+  octokit: InstanceType<typeof GitHub>,
   owner: string,
   repo: string,
 ): Promise<string> {
@@ -47,17 +48,18 @@ async function getLatestReleaseUrl(
       `Could not get the latest release from repo '${repo}' by the owner '${owner}'! Response status was ${response.status}...`,
     );
   }
-  return getReleaseDownloadUrl(owner, repo, response.data.id);
+  return getReleaseDownloadUrl(octokit, owner, repo, response.data.id);
 }
 
 export async function getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+  octokit: InstanceType<typeof GitHub>,
   owner: string,
   repo: string,
   version: string,
 ) {
   if (version == "latest") {
-    return getLatestReleaseUrl(owner, repo);
+    return getLatestReleaseUrl(octokit, owner, repo);
   } else {
-    return getReleaseUrlByTag(owner, repo, version);
+    return getReleaseUrlByTag(octokit, owner, repo, version);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/installer.test.ts b/src/installer.test.ts
index c3ee5f3..d7bf5d5 100644
--- a/src/installer.test.ts
+++ b/src/installer.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path = require("path");
 import io = require("@actions/io");
-import * as github from "./github";
+import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
+import * as github_helper from "./github_helper";
 import * as installer from "./installer";
 import * as fs from "fs";
 
@@ -12,8 +13,11 @@ describe("Installer tests", () => {
     process.env["RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE"] = path.join(__dirname, "runner", "tools");
     process.env["RUNNER_TEMP"] = path.join(__dirname, "runner", "temp");
 
+    const octokit = new Octokit();
+
     // Get a valid URL for installation...
-    url = await github.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+    url = await github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+      octokit,
       "NationalSecurityAgency",
       "ghidra",
       "latest",
diff --git a/src/setup-ghidra.ts b/src/setup-ghidra.ts
index 151b2c6..d197af0 100644
--- a/src/setup-ghidra.ts
+++ b/src/setup-ghidra.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
-import * as github from "./github";
+import * as github from "@actions/github";
+import * as github_helper from "./github_helper";
 import * as installer from "./installer";
 
 async function run() {
@@ -9,11 +10,18 @@ async function run() {
     let owner = core.getInput("owner");
     let repo = core.getInput("repo");
     let version = core.getInput("version");
+    let auth_token = core.getInput("auth_token");
 
     // First obtain a valid download url..
     if (!download_url) {
       core.debug("Using owner, repo and version inputs to locate a release...");
-      download_url = await github.getReleaseUrlByVersion(owner, repo, version);
+      const octokit = github.getOctokit(auth_token);
+      download_url = await github_helper.getReleaseUrlByVersion(
+        octokit,
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        version,
+      );
     } else {
       core.debug(
         "The download_url input was provided; ignoring owner, repo and version inputs...",