diff --git a/.github/actions/get-labels/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-labels/action.yml
index ce287844d..a38367d17 100644
--- a/.github/actions/get-labels/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/get-labels/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inputs:
   issue_number:
     description: Issue or pull request number to get labels from
     required: true
+  github-token:
+    description: GitHub token used to authenticate with the GitHub API
+    default: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 outputs:
   labels:
     description: Labels of the issue or pull request
@@ -15,6 +18,8 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - id: get-labels
       shell: sh
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
       run: |
         labels="$(gh api 'repos/simple-icons/simple-icons/issues/${{ inputs.issue_number }}' --jq '.labels.[].name' | tr '\n' ',')"
         echo "labels=$labels" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT