diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 763c1fe..2f25cb6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ config.yaml
 .env
 __pycache__
 *.egg-info/
-build/
\ No newline at end of file
+build/
+*.ignore.*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/docker_publisher_osparc_services/http_interface.py b/src/docker_publisher_osparc_services/http_interface.py
index b508bbf..d92eeb8 100644
--- a/src/docker_publisher_osparc_services/http_interface.py
+++ b/src/docker_publisher_osparc_services/http_interface.py
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ async def github_did_last_repo_run_pass(
     async with async_client() as client:
         repo_path = repo_model.repo.split("github.com/")[1].replace(".git", "")
         url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_path}/actions/runs"
+        headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {repo_model.github.gitlab_token}"}
         params = {"per_page": "10"}
         associated_run: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
 
         while url:
-            result = await client.get(url, params=params)
+            result = await client.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
             runs = result.json()
 
             for run in runs["workflow_runs"]:
diff --git a/src/docker_publisher_osparc_services/models.py b/src/docker_publisher_osparc_services/models.py
index fcd6468..bffbdf1 100644
--- a/src/docker_publisher_osparc_services/models.py
+++ b/src/docker_publisher_osparc_services/models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
 from envyaml import EnvYAML
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, SecretStr, root_validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, SecretStr, root_validator, validator
 
 
 class HostType(str, Enum):
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ class GitLabModel(BaseModel):
     deploy_token_password: SecretStr
 
 
+class GitHubModel(BaseModel):
+    gitlab_token: str
+
+
 class RepoModel(BaseModel):
     address: str = Field(..., description="clone address https")
-    gitlab: Optional[GitLabModel] = Field(
-        None, description="GitLab credentials to clone and access the v4 API"
-    )
     branch: str
-    host_type: HostType
     registry: RegistryTargetModel
     clone_path: Optional[Path] = Field(
         None, description="Used internally to specify directory where to clone"
@@ -95,13 +95,24 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
         description="a list of commands to execute before running the docker build command",
     )
 
+    host_type: HostType
+    gitlab: Optional[GitLabModel] = Field(
+        None, description="GitLab credentials to clone and access the v4 API"
+    )
+    github: Optional[GitHubModel] = None
+
     @classmethod
     @root_validator()
-    def require_access_token_for_gitlab(cls, values):
+    def require_access_token(cls, values):
         if values["host_type"] == HostType.GITLAB and values["gitlab"] is None:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"Provide a valid 'gitlab' field for {HostType.GITLAB} repo"
             )
+        if values["host_type"] == HostType.GITHUB and values["github"] is None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Provide a valid 'gitlab' field for {HostType.GITHUB} repo"
+            )
+
         return values
 
     def _format_repo(