diff --git a/.circleci/bin/ghinstall b/.circleci/bin/ghinstall
index fd78d5e..4bef990 100755
--- a/.circleci/bin/ghinstall
+++ b/.circleci/bin/ghinstall
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githu
 
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install gh
+
+if [ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+  echo "GITHUB_TOKEN is not set"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+gh auth login --with-token <<< "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"