diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 9d9409c..d097cd3 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ builds:
     flags:
       - -trimpath
     ldflags:
-      - "-s -w -X main.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}}"
+      - "-s -w -X main.version={{.Version}}"
     goos:
       - freebsd
       - windows
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ builds:
     binary: "{{ .ProjectName }}_v{{ .Version }}"
 
 archives:
-  - format: zip
+  - formats:
+      - zip
     name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
 
 checksum:
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 1b40bce..867556f 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ internal/
 - `POST /v1/seats/unassign` - Unassign seat from user
 
 API docs: https://api.coderabbit.ai/v1/docs/
+
+## Documentation
+
+When modifying usage or behavior, always update `README.md` to reflect the changes.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99468f4..e59aa90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ provider "coderabbit" {
 
   # Optional: Custom API endpoint (default: https://api.coderabbit.ai)
   # base_url = "https://api.coderabbit.ai"
+
+  # Optional: GitHub token for API authentication (higher rate limits)
+  # Can also be set via GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable
+  # github_token = "ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ provider "coderabbit" {
 |----------|-------------|
 | `CODERABBITAI_API_KEY` | CodeRabbit API authentication key |
 | `CODERABBIT_BASE_URL` | API base URL (optional) |
+| `GITHUB_TOKEN` | GitHub personal access token for higher rate limits (optional) |
 
 ### Assigning Seats
 
diff --git a/internal/client/client.go b/internal/client/client.go
index 422be33..c6cccdd 100644
--- a/internal/client/client.go
+++ b/internal/client/client.go
@@ -32,15 +32,17 @@ func DefaultRetryConfig() RetryConfig {
 type Client struct {
 	APIKey      string
 	BaseURL     string
+	GitHubToken string
 	HTTPClient  *http.Client
 	RetryConfig RetryConfig
 }
 
 // NewClient creates a new CodeRabbit API client
-func NewClient(apiKey, baseURL string) *Client {
+func NewClient(apiKey, baseURL, githubToken string) *Client {
 	return &Client{
-		APIKey:  apiKey,
-		BaseURL: baseURL,
+		APIKey:      apiKey,
+		BaseURL:     baseURL,
+		GitHubToken: githubToken,
 		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
 			Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
 		},
@@ -191,6 +193,9 @@ func (c *Client) GetGitUserID(githubID string) (string, error) {
 		}
 
 		req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/vnd.github+json")
+		if c.GitHubToken != "" {
+			req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.GitHubToken)
+		}
 
 		resp, err := c.HTTPClient.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/provider/provider.go b/internal/provider/provider.go
index 84c943e..b22c6d9 100644
--- a/internal/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/provider.go
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ type CodeRabbitProvider struct {
 }
 
 type CodeRabbitProviderModel struct {
-	APIKey  types.String `tfsdk:"api_key"`
-	BaseURL types.String `tfsdk:"base_url"`
+	APIKey      types.String `tfsdk:"api_key"`
+	BaseURL     types.String `tfsdk:"base_url"`
+	GitHubToken types.String `tfsdk:"github_token"`
 }
 
 func New(version string) func() provider.Provider {
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ func (p *CodeRabbitProvider) Schema(ctx context.Context, req provider.SchemaRequ
 				Description: "Base URL for CodeRabbit API. Defaults to https://api.coderabbit.ai. Can also be set via CODERABBIT_BASE_URL environment variable.",
 				Optional:    true,
 			},
+			"github_token": schema.StringAttribute{
+				Description: "GitHub personal access token for GitHub API authentication. Can also be set via GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable. If not set, GitHub API requests will be unauthenticated (lower rate limits).",
+				Optional:    true,
+				Sensitive:   true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -88,8 +94,14 @@ func (p *CodeRabbitProvider) Configure(ctx context.Context, req provider.Configu
 		baseURL = "https://api.coderabbit.ai"
 	}
 
+	// Get GitHub token from config or environment variable
+	githubToken := os.Getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+	if !config.GitHubToken.IsNull() {
+		githubToken = config.GitHubToken.ValueString()
+	}
+
 	// Create API client
-	c := client.NewClient(apiKey, baseURL)
+	c := client.NewClient(apiKey, baseURL, githubToken)
 
 	// Make the client available to resources and data sources
 	resp.DataSourceData = c
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0c25a4d..178922a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/providerserver"
 )
 
-var (
-	version string = "dev"
-	commit  string = "none"
-)
+var version string = "dev"
 
 func main() {
 	var debug bool