diff --git a/entry.js b/entry.js
index e7543c7..2cdc580 100755
--- a/entry.js
+++ b/entry.js
@@ -40481,7 +40481,7 @@ function query({
 // package.json
 var package_default = {
   name: "@pullfrog/action",
-  version: "0.0.92",
+  version: "0.0.93",
   type: "module",
   files: [
     "index.js",
@@ -40911,6 +40911,9 @@ function checkExistingToken() {
   const envToken = process.env.GITHUB_INSTALLATION_TOKEN;
   return inputToken || envToken || null;
 }
+function getGitHubTokenInput() {
+  return core2.getInput("github_token") || null;
+}
 function isGitHubActionsEnvironment() {
   return Boolean(process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS);
 }
@@ -41057,17 +41060,24 @@ async function acquireNewToken() {
   }
 }
 function getDefaultGitHubToken() {
-  if (isGitHubActionsEnvironment()) {
+  const inputToken = getGitHubTokenInput();
+  if (inputToken) {
+    return inputToken;
+  }
+  const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+  if (!token && isGitHubActionsEnvironment()) {
     const githubEnvVars = Object.keys(process.env).filter((key) => key.startsWith("GITHUB_")).reduce(
       (acc, key) => {
-        acc[key] = key === "GITHUB_TOKEN" ? "***" : process.env[key];
+        acc[key] = key === "GITHUB_TOKEN" ? process.env[key] ? "***SET***" : "NOT_SET" : process.env[key];
         return acc;
       },
       {}
     );
-    log.debug(`GitHub env vars: ${JSON.stringify(githubEnvVars)}`);
+    log.warning(
+      `GITHUB_TOKEN not found. Available GITHUB_* env vars: ${JSON.stringify(githubEnvVars)}`
+    );
   }
-  return process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || null;
+  return token || null;
 }
 async function setupGitHubInstallationToken() {
   const existingToken = checkExistingToken();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73be1d1..b9bfb12 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pullfrog/action",
-  "version": "0.0.92",
+  "version": "0.0.93",
   "type": "module",
   "files": [
     "index.js",
diff --git a/utils/github.ts b/utils/github.ts
index 9256577..10f5baa 100644
--- a/utils/github.ts
+++ b/utils/github.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ function checkExistingToken(): string | null {
   return inputToken || envToken || null;
 }
 
+function getGitHubTokenInput(): string | null {
+  return core.getInput("github_token") || null;
+}
+
 function isGitHubActionsEnvironment(): boolean {
   return Boolean(process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS);
 }
@@ -255,21 +259,37 @@ async function acquireNewToken(): Promise<string | null> {
 }
 
 function getDefaultGitHubToken(): string | null {
-  // Debug: log all GITHUB_* env vars
-  if (isGitHubActionsEnvironment()) {
+  // Try input first (explicitly passed from workflow)
+  const inputToken = getGitHubTokenInput();
+  if (inputToken) {
+    return inputToken;
+  }
+
+  // Then try environment variable (automatically set by GitHub Actions)
+  const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+
+  // Log diagnostic info when GITHUB_TOKEN is missing
+  if (!token && isGitHubActionsEnvironment()) {
     const githubEnvVars = Object.keys(process.env)
       .filter((key) => key.startsWith("GITHUB_"))
       .reduce(
         (acc, key) => {
-          acc[key] = key === "GITHUB_TOKEN" ? "***" : process.env[key];
+          acc[key] =
+            key === "GITHUB_TOKEN"
+              ? process.env[key]
+                ? "***SET***"
+                : "NOT_SET"
+              : process.env[key];
           return acc;
         },
         {} as Record<string, string | undefined>
       );
-    log.debug(`GitHub env vars: ${JSON.stringify(githubEnvVars)}`);
+    log.warning(
+      `GITHUB_TOKEN not found. Available GITHUB_* env vars: ${JSON.stringify(githubEnvVars)}`
+    );
   }
 
-  return process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || null;
+  return token || null;
 }
 
 /**