diff --git a/custom_components/bahmcloud_store/providers.py b/custom_components/bahmcloud_store/providers.py
index ccb005f..0a5a5c3 100644
--- a/custom_components/bahmcloud_store/providers.py
+++ b/custom_components/bahmcloud_store/providers.py
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 UA = "BahmcloudStore (Home Assistant)"
 
 
+def _github_headers(github_token: str | None = None) -> dict[str, str]:
+    headers = {
+        "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
+        "User-Agent": UA,
+    }
+    token = (github_token or "").strip()
+    if token:
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
+    return headers
+
+
 @dataclass
 class RepoInfo:
     owner: str | None = None
@@ -189,9 +200,11 @@ async def _github_latest_version_redirect(hass: HomeAssistant, owner: str, repo:
     return None, None
 
 
-async def _github_latest_version_api(hass: HomeAssistant, owner: str, repo: str) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+async def _github_latest_version_api(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, owner: str, repo: str, *, github_token: str | None = None
+) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
     session = async_get_clientsession(hass)
-    headers = {"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json", "User-Agent": UA}
+    headers = _github_headers(github_token)
 
     data, status = await _safe_json(session, f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest", headers=headers)
     if isinstance(data, dict) and data.get("tag_name"):
@@ -217,12 +230,14 @@ async def _github_latest_version_api(hass: HomeAssistant, owner: str, repo: str)
     return None, None
 
 
-async def _github_latest_version(hass: HomeAssistant, owner: str, repo: str) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+async def _github_latest_version(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, owner: str, repo: str, *, github_token: str | None = None
+) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
     tag, src = await _github_latest_version_redirect(hass, owner, repo)
     if tag:
         return tag, src
 
-    tag, src = await _github_latest_version_api(hass, owner, repo)
+    tag, src = await _github_latest_version_api(hass, owner, repo, github_token=github_token)
     if tag:
         return tag, src
 
@@ -316,7 +331,7 @@ async def _gitlab_latest_version(
     return None, None
 
 
-async def fetch_repo_info(hass: HomeAssistant, repo_url: str) -> RepoInfo:
+async def fetch_repo_info(hass: HomeAssistant, repo_url: str, *, github_token: str | None = None) -> RepoInfo:
     provider = detect_provider(repo_url)
     owner, repo = _split_owner_repo(repo_url)
 
@@ -337,7 +352,7 @@ async def fetch_repo_info(hass: HomeAssistant, repo_url: str) -> RepoInfo:
 
     try:
         if provider == "github":
-            headers = {"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json", "User-Agent": UA}
+            headers = _github_headers(github_token)
             data, status = await _safe_json(session, f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}", headers=headers)
 
             if isinstance(data, dict):
@@ -356,7 +371,7 @@ async def fetch_repo_info(hass: HomeAssistant, repo_url: str) -> RepoInfo:
                 if desc:
                     info.description = desc
 
-            ver, src = await _github_latest_version(hass, owner, repo)
+            ver, src = await _github_latest_version(hass, owner, repo, github_token=github_token)
             info.latest_version = ver
             info.latest_version_source = src
             return info
@@ -514,6 +529,7 @@ async def fetch_repo_versions(
     provider: str | None = None,
     default_branch: str | None = None,
     limit: int = 20,
+    github_token: str | None = None,
 ) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
     """List available versions/refs for a repository.
 
@@ -560,7 +576,7 @@ async def fetch_repo_versions(
     try:
         if prov == "github":
             # Releases
-            gh_headers = {"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json", "User-Agent": UA}
+            gh_headers = _github_headers(github_token)
             data, _ = await _safe_json(
                 session,
                 f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases?per_page={int(limit)}",