diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a41ce35b..4d825591 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ name: 'PR Labeler'
 description: 'Automatically labels your PRs based on branch name patterns like feature/* or fix/*.'
 author: 'Timon van Spronsen'
 inputs:
+  repo-token:
+    description: 'Token for the repository. Can be passed in using `{{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}`'
+    default: ${{ github.token }}
   configuration-path:
-    description: 'The path for the label configurations'
+    description: 'Path to label configurations'
     default: '.github/pr-labeler.yml'
 branding:
   icon: 'tag'
diff --git a/src/action.ts b/src/action.ts
index 1ef77b32..a042f434 100644
--- a/src/action.ts
+++ b/src/action.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 
 async function action(context: Context = github.context) {
   try {
-    const GITHUB_TOKEN = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN!;
+    const GITHUB_TOKEN = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN ?? core.getInput('repo-token', { required: true });
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(GITHUB_TOKEN).rest;
     const configPath = core.getInput('configuration-path', { required: true });