diff --git a/graphql_query.py b/graphql_query.py
index 2f77c09..625be39 100644
--- a/graphql_query.py
+++ b/graphql_query.py
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
 """Query for github graphql api"""
-from os import getenv
+from os import getenv, linesep
+from datetime import datetime
 
-QUERY = f"""
-            {{
-                user(login: "{getenv("INPUT_GITHUB_USERNAME")}") {{
-                    contributionsCollection {{
+# get the current year
+current_year = datetime.now().year
+contribution_list = []
+
+# in a later version we can replace the 2015 date with user input
+while current_year >= 2015:
+
+    temp_query = f"""
+                    {"_" + str(current_year)}: contributionsCollection(from: "{str(current_year)}-01-01T00:00:00") {{
                         contributionCalendar {{
                             totalContributions
                         }}
                     }}
+                """
+
+    contribution_list.append(temp_query)
+    current_year -= 1
+
+QUERY = f"""
+            {{
+                user(login: "{getenv("INPUT_GITHUB_USERNAME")}") {{
+                    {linesep.join(contribution_list)}
                     followers {{
                         totalCount
                     }}
diff --git a/readme_level.py b/readme_level.py
index 2cc9949..9fe8ffe 100644
--- a/readme_level.py
+++ b/readme_level.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from os import getenv
 from logging import exception, info
 from requests import post
+from datetime import datetime
 from graphql_query import QUERY
 from readme_data import ReadmeLevelData
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ def fetch_user_data(self) -> dict[str, int] | None:
 
         if not getenv("INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN"):
             exception("an error with the github token occurred")
-
+        
         auth_header = {"Authorization": "Bearer " +
                        getenv("INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN")}
         response = post("https://api.github.com/graphql",
@@ -34,8 +35,20 @@ def fetch_user_data(self) -> dict[str, int] | None:
 
             response_data = response.json()
 
-            user_data = (response_data["data"]["user"]
-                         ["contributionsCollection"]["contributionCalendar"])
+            current_year = datetime.now().year
+            total_contribution = []
+
+            while current_year >= 2015:
+                contribution_count = (response_data["data"]["user"]
+                        ["_" + str(current_year)]["contributionCalendar"]["totalContributions"])
+                
+                total_contribution.append(contribution_count)
+                current_year -= 1
+                
+
+            user_data = {}
+
+            user_data["totalContributions"] = sum(total_contribution)
 
             user_data["totalFollowers"] = (response_data["data"]["user"]
                                            ["followers"]["totalCount"])