diff --git a/dist/collectors/github.js b/dist/collectors/github.js
index aba210c..54ee736 100644
--- a/dist/collectors/github.js
+++ b/dist/collectors/github.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 import { Octokit } from '@octokit/rest';
 import { graphql } from '@octokit/graphql';
+import * as core from '@actions/core';
 const PlatformSettings = {
     name: 'GitHub',
 };
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export async function collectGithub(repository) {
             throw new Error(`Invalid repository format: ${repository}. Expected "owner/repo"`);
         }
         // Initialize Octokit for REST API calls
-        const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || process.env.INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN || '';
+        const token = core.getInput('github-token');
         const octokit = new Octokit({
             auth: token,
             userAgent: 'usage-statistics-tracker'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 390f26f..cbc67cd 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -46486,12 +46486,15 @@ const dist_src_Octokit = Octokit.plugin(requestLog, legacyRestEndpointMethods, p
 
 // EXTERNAL MODULE: ./node_modules/@octokit/graphql/dist-node/index.js
 var dist_node = __nccwpck_require__(7);
+// EXTERNAL MODULE: ./node_modules/@actions/core/lib/core.js
+var core = __nccwpck_require__(7484);
 ;// CONCATENATED MODULE: ./dist/collectors/github.js
 /**
  * GitHub repository statistics collector with enhanced metrics using Octokit SDK and GraphQL
  */
 
 
+
 const PlatformSettings = {
     name: 'GitHub',
 };
@@ -46571,7 +46574,7 @@ async function collectGithub(repository) {
             throw new Error(`Invalid repository format: ${repository}. Expected "owner/repo"`);
         }
         // Initialize Octokit for REST API calls
-        const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || process.env.INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN || '';
+        const token = core.getInput('github-token');
         const octokit = new dist_src_Octokit({
             auth: token,
             userAgent: 'usage-statistics-tracker'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c563ece..aff675f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "usage-statistics",
-  "version": "1.0.6",
+  "version": "1.0.7",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "A comprehensive GitHub Action for tracking download statistics across multiple platforms",
   "repository": {