diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 1b657d2..747359f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "The uv version to install (default: latest)"
     required: false
     default: 'latest'
+  github_token:
+    description: "GitHub token for authenticating with the GitHub API (default: github.token)"
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.token }}
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ runs:
     - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@eac588ad8def6316056a12d4907a9d4d84ff7a3b # v7.3.0
       with:
         version: ${{ inputs.uv_version }}
+        github-token: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
     - run: |
         cd $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH \
         && ./ct.sh \