diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/gtnhgradle/GTNHSettingsConventionPlugin.java b/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/gtnhgradle/GTNHSettingsConventionPlugin.java
index 7d29694e..65aeec21 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/gtnhgradle/GTNHSettingsConventionPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/gtnhgradle/GTNHSettingsConventionPlugin.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.gtnewhorizons.gtnhgradle;
 
 import com.diffplug.blowdryer.BlowdryerSetup;
+import com.diffplug.blowdryer.BlowdryerSetup.GitHub;
 import com.diffplug.blowdryer.BlowdryerSetupPlugin;
 import org.gradle.api.JavaVersion;
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /**
- * Applies some shared settings.gradle logic used by the GTNH mod development ecosystem.
+ * Applies some shared settings.gradle logic used by the GTNH mod development
+ * ecosystem.
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unused") // used by Gradle
 public abstract class GTNHSettingsConventionPlugin implements Plugin<Settings> {
@@ -47,10 +49,13 @@ public void apply(final @NotNull Settings target) {
                 if ("LOCAL".equals(config.blowdryerTag)) {
                     blowdryer.devLocal(".");
                 } else {
-                    blowdryer.github(
+                    final GitHub github = blowdryer.github(
                         config.exampleModGithubOwner + "/" + config.exampleModGithubProject,
                         BlowdryerSetup.GitAnchorType.TAG,
                         config.blowdryerTag);
+                    if (!config.blowdryerGitHubAuthToken.isEmpty()) {
+                        github.authToken(config.blowdryerGitHubAuthToken);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/gtnhgradle/PropertiesConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/gtnhgradle/PropertiesConfiguration.java
index 28f26cc5..0aa78ced 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/gtnhgradle/PropertiesConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/gtnhgradle/PropertiesConfiguration.java
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ ExampleMod tag to use as Blowdryer (Spotless, etc.) settings version, leave empt
             """)
     public @NotNull String blowdryerTag = UpdateableConstants.NEWEST_BLOWDRYER_TAG;
 
+    /** See annotation. */
+    @Prop(
+        name = "gtnh.settings.blowdryerGitHubAuthToken",
+        isSettings = true,
+        preferPopulated = false,
+        required = false,
+        hidden = true,
+        docComment = """
+                The authentication token to use when making requests to GitHub via the Blowdryer Gradle plugin.
+            """)
+    public @NotNull String blowdryerGitHubAuthToken = "";
+
     /** See annotation */
     @Prop(
         name = "gtnh.settings.dynamicSpotlessVersion",