diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8a6711..b125024 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,6 +160,23 @@ steps:
   - run: flutter --version
 ```
 
+### Use a custom GitHub token
+
+By default, the action authenticates GitHub API requests with `github.token`. 
+You can pass a different token if needed:
+
+```yaml
+steps:
+  - name: Clone repository
+    uses: actions/checkout@v6
+  - name: Set up Flutter
+    uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
+    with:
+      channel: master
+      token: ${{ secrets.MY_GITHUB_PAT }}
+  - run: flutter --version
+```
+
 ### Apply a patch
 
 Sometimes you find a bug in Flutter and fix it yourself (you're a rockstar!),
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 644170e..93090f1 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ inputs:
     description: Git clone source
     required: false
     default: "https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git"
+  token:
+    description: "GitHub token for authenticated GitHub API requests to avoid rate limiting"
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.token }}
 
 outputs:
   CHANNEL:
@@ -106,6 +110,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Set action inputs
       id: flutter-action
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
       run: |
         $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/setup.sh -p \
           -n '${{ inputs.flutter-version }}' \
@@ -137,6 +143,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Run setup script
       shell: bash
       if: ${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' && inputs.dry-run != true }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
       run: |
         $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/setup.sh \
           -n '${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.VERSION }}' \
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index b3c0b7b..d24ace7 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ ARCH=""
 VERSION=""
 VERSION_FILE=""
 GIT_SOURCE=""
+TOKEN="${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}"
 
 while getopts 'tc:k:d:l:pa:n:f:g:' flag; do
 	case "$flag" in
@@ -224,7 +225,13 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -x "$CACHE_PATH/flutter/bin/flutter" ]; then
 	if [ "$CHANNEL" = "master" ] || [ "$CHANNEL" = "main" ]; then
-		git clone -b "$CHANNEL" "$GIT_SOURCE" "$CACHE_PATH/flutter"
+		if [ -n "$TOKEN" ]; then
+			GIT_EXTRAHEADER="AUTHORIZATION: basic $(printf 'x-access-token:%s' "$TOKEN" | base64 | tr -d '\n')"
+			git -c "http.${GITHUB_SERVER_URL:-https://github.com}/.extraheader=$GIT_EXTRAHEADER" \
+				clone -b "$CHANNEL" "$GIT_SOURCE" "$CACHE_PATH/flutter"
+		else
+			git clone -b "$CHANNEL" "$GIT_SOURCE" "$CACHE_PATH/flutter"
+		fi
 		if [ "$VERSION" != "any" ]; then
 			git config --global --add safe.directory "$CACHE_PATH/flutter"
 			(cd "$CACHE_PATH/flutter" && git checkout "$VERSION")