diff --git a/scripts/plugin_binloader.sh b/scripts/plugin_binloader.sh
index ba26faa..3ee9a9c 100755
--- a/scripts/plugin_binloader.sh
+++ b/scripts/plugin_binloader.sh
@@ -103,11 +103,21 @@ getDownloadURLs() {
   echo "Retrieving $latest_url"
 
   if [ $DOWNLOADER = 'curl' ]; then
-    DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -sL "$latest_url" | grep "$OS-$ARCH" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
-    PROJECT_CHECKSUM=$(curl -sL "$latest_url" | grep "$PROJECT_CHECKSUM_FILE" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" ]; then
+      DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -sL "$latest_url" | grep "$OS-$ARCH" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+      PROJECT_CHECKSUM=$(curl -sL "$latest_url" | grep "$PROJECT_CHECKSUM_FILE" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+    else
+      DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -sL "$latest_url" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" | grep "$OS-$ARCH" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+      PROJECT_CHECKSUM=$(curl -sL "$latest_url" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" | grep "$PROJECT_CHECKSUM_FILE" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+    fi
   elif [ $DOWNLOADER = 'wget' ]; then
-    DOWNLOAD_URL=$(wget -q -O - "$latest_url" | grep "$OS-$ARCH" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
-    PROJECT_CHECKSUM=$(wget -q -O - "$latest_url" | grep "$PROJECT_CHECKSUM_FILE" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" ]; then
+      DOWNLOAD_URL=$(wget -q -O - "$latest_url" | grep "$OS-$ARCH" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+      PROJECT_CHECKSUM=$(wget -q -O - "$latest_url" | grep "$PROJECT_CHECKSUM_FILE" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+     else
+      DOWNLOAD_URL=$(wget -q --header="Authorization: Bearer ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -O - "$latest_url" | grep "$OS-$ARCH" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+      PROJECT_CHECKSUM=$(wget -q --header="Authorization: Bearer ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -O - "$latest_url" | grep "$PROJECT_CHECKSUM_FILE" | awk '/"browser_download_url":/{gsub(/[,"]/,"", $2); print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [ -z "$DOWNLOAD_URL" ]; then