diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a5a966516..4f66ec001 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ If you want to use the updater tool to add entries into the database, you need t
 
 The production server uses mongodb to store data, however you can also use Fongo. If you would like to install mongodb and are on mac, I used this [guide](https://zellwk.com/blog/install-mongodb/) which utilizes homebrew. You can also install `mongo` which is a command-line tool that gives you access to your mongodb, allowing you to manually search through the database.
 
+### GitHub App Authentication
+
+The updater can be used with a GitHub Token or GitHub App. To use a GitHub app you need to generate an app on GitHub. Once you've done that you need to convert the key to PKCS#8 format using the following command:
+
+```bash
+openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -inform PEM -outform PEM -nocrypt -in your-rsa-private-key.pem -out pkcs8-key.pem
+```
+
+Once this is done you can export the following variables at runtime:
+
+```bash
+export GITHUB_APP_ID="1234"
+export GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID="1234"
+export GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY=$'-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
+<key contents>
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----'
+```
+
 ### Build Tool
 
 [Maven](https://maven.apache.org/index.html) is used to build the project.
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/main/resources/application.properties b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/main/resources/application.properties
index ae811897b..cc774661d 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ quarkus.log.category."org.mongodb".level=INFO
 quarkus.log.category."net.adoptium.api.v3.dataSources.APIDataStore".level=WARN
 quarkus.log.category."org.apache.http.client.protocol.ResponseProcessCookies".level=ERROR
 quarkus.log.category."io.netty".level=INFO
+quarkus.log.category."org.kohsuke".level=WARN
+quarkus.log.category."jdk.event.security".level=WARN
 
 quarkus.http.host=localhost
 
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 64dfd08a5..a441e7b11 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     <logger name="com.microsoft.applicationinsights" level="WARN"/>
     <logger name="org.mongodb" level="INFO"/>
     <logger name="io.netty" level="INFO"/>
+    <logger name="org.kohsuke" level="WARN"/>
+    <logger name="jdk.event.security" level="WARN"/>
 
     <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
         <file>/tmp/updater.log</file>
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/test/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/GitHubAuthTest.kt b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/test/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/GitHubAuthTest.kt
index 8e75513e7..eb854d75b 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/test/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/GitHubAuthTest.kt
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-api-v3-updater/src/test/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/GitHubAuthTest.kt
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ class GitHubAuthTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `readToken prioritizes system property if env var is not defined`() {
+    suspend fun `readToken prioritizes system property if env var is not defined`() {
         assertFalse(System.getenv().containsKey(tokenKey))
 
         val prevTokenProperty: String? = System.getProperty(tokenKey)
         System.setProperty(tokenKey, "system-property-token")
 
         try {
-            val actualToken = GitHubAuth.readToken()
+            val actualToken = GitHubAuth.getAuthenticationToken().token
             assertEquals("system-property-token", actualToken)
         } finally {
             if (prevTokenProperty == null) {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class GitHubAuthTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `readToken falls back to property file if env var and system property are not defined`() {
+    suspend fun `readToken falls back to property file if env var and system property are not defined`() {
         assertFalse(System.getenv().containsKey(tokenKey))
         assertFalse(System.getProperties().containsKey(tokenKey))
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class GitHubAuthTest {
         }
 
         try {
-            val actualToken = GitHubAuth.readToken()
+            val actualToken = GitHubAuth.getAuthenticationToken().token
             assertEquals("real-file-token", actualToken)
         } finally {
             tokenDir.deleteRecursively()
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ class GitHubAuthTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun readsTokenNullFromFile() {
+    suspend fun readsTokenNullFromFile() {
         assertFalse(System.getenv().containsKey(tokenKey))
         assertFalse(File(tempDir, ".adopt_api").exists())
 
-        val actualToken = GitHubAuth.readToken()
+        val actualToken = GitHubAuth.getAuthenticationToken().token
         assertThat(actualToken, oneOf(null, ""))
     }
 }
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/pom.xml b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/pom.xml
index e61ce282c..c468bd490 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/pom.xml
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@
             <groupId>net.adoptium.api</groupId>
             <artifactId>adoptium-http-client-datasource</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jjwt-api</artifactId>
+            <version>0.12.3</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jjwt-impl</artifactId>
+            <version>0.12.3</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jjwt-jackson</artifactId>
+            <version>0.12.3</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.expediagroup</groupId>
             <artifactId>graphql-kotlin-ktor-client</artifactId>
@@ -30,6 +47,11 @@
             <groupId>com.expediagroup</groupId>
             <artifactId>graphql-kotlin-client-jackson</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
+            <artifactId>github-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.317</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.adoptium.api</groupId>
             <artifactId>adoptium-api-v3-persistence</artifactId>
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/github/GitHubAuth.kt b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/github/GitHubAuth.kt
index 85f1ab5e0..354b9187b 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/github/GitHubAuth.kt
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/github/GitHubAuth.kt
@@ -1,22 +1,59 @@
 package net.adoptium.api.v3.dataSources.github
 
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import java.io.File
 import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.util.Properties
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import io.jsonwebtoken.Jwts
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
+import org.kohsuke.github.GHAppInstallation
+import org.kohsuke.github.GHAppInstallationToken
+import java.security.KeyFactory
+import java.security.spec.PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
+import java.util.Base64
+import java.util.Date
+import org.kohsuke.github.GitHub
+import org.kohsuke.github.GitHubBuilder
 
 class GitHubAuth {
+    data class AuthInfo(val token: String, val type: AuthType, val expirationTime: Date?)
+    enum class AuthType {
+        APP, TOKEN
+    }
 
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
         private val LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this::class.java)
+        private var TOKEN: AuthInfo? = null
+        private val appId = System.getenv("GITHUB_APP_ID")
+        private val privateKey = System.getenv("GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY")
+        private val installationId = System.getenv("GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID")
+        private val mutex = Mutex()
 
-        fun readToken(): String? {
-            var token = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
-            if (token.isNullOrEmpty()) {
-                token = System.getProperty("GITHUB_TOKEN")
-            }
+        suspend fun getAuthenticationToken(): AuthInfo {
+                return mutex.withLock {
+                    // Detect if we are using a GitHub App
+                    if (!appId.isNullOrEmpty() && !privateKey.isNullOrEmpty() && !installationId.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+                        if (TOKEN == null || (TOKEN!!.expirationTime != null && TOKEN!!.expirationTime!!.before(Date()))) {
+                            LOGGER.info("Using GitHub App for authentication")
+                            LOGGER.info("Generating a new installation token")
+                            val token = authenticateAsGitHubApp(appId, privateKey, installationId)
+                            TOKEN = AuthInfo(token.token, AuthType.APP, token.expiresAt)
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (TOKEN == null) {
+                            val token = readToken()
+                            LOGGER.info("Using Personal Access Token for authentication")
+                            TOKEN = AuthInfo(token, AuthType.TOKEN, null)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    TOKEN!!
+                }
+        }
 
+        private fun readToken(): String {
+            var token = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
             if (token.isNullOrEmpty()) {
 
                 val userHome = System.getProperty("user.home")
@@ -33,8 +70,45 @@ class GitHubAuth {
             }
             if (token.isNullOrEmpty()) {
                 LOGGER.error("Could not find GITHUB_TOKEN")
+                throw FailedToAuthenticateException()
             }
             return token
         }
+
+        private suspend fun authenticateAsGitHubApp(appId: String, privateKey: String, installationId: String): GHAppInstallationToken {
+            try {
+                // Remove the first and last lines
+                val sanitizedKey = privateKey
+                    .replace("-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----", "")
+                    .replace("-----END PRIVATE KEY-----", "")
+                    .replace("\\s".toRegex(), "")
+
+                // Decode the Base64 encoded key
+                val keyBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(sanitizedKey)
+
+                // Generate the private key
+                val keySpec = PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(keyBytes)
+                val keyFactory = KeyFactory.getInstance("RSA")
+                val privateKey = keyFactory.generatePrivate(keySpec)
+
+                // Create and sign the JWT
+                val nowMillis = System.currentTimeMillis()
+                val jwtToken = Jwts.builder()
+                    .issuer(appId)
+                    .issuedAt(Date(nowMillis))
+                    .expiration(Date(nowMillis + 60000)) // Token valid for 1 minute
+                    .signWith(privateKey, Jwts.SIG.RS256)
+                    .compact()
+
+                val gitHubApp: GitHub = GitHubBuilder().withJwtToken(jwtToken).build()
+                val appInstallation: GHAppInstallation = gitHubApp.getApp().getInstallationById(installationId.toLong())
+                return appInstallation.createToken().create()
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error authenticating as GitHub App", e)
+                throw FailedToAuthenticateException()
+            }
+        }
     }
+
+    class FailedToAuthenticateException : Exception("Failed to authenticate to GitHub") {}
 }
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/github/graphql/clients/GraphQLRequestImpl.kt b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/github/graphql/clients/GraphQLRequestImpl.kt
index 8b34e7578..ac2ea79f3 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/github/graphql/clients/GraphQLRequestImpl.kt
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-github-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/github/graphql/clients/GraphQLRequestImpl.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.ktor.client.*
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import net.adoptium.api.v3.dataSources.UpdaterJsonMapper
 import net.adoptium.api.v3.dataSources.github.GitHubAuth
+import net.adoptium.api.v3.dataSources.github.GitHubAuth.AuthInfo
 import java.net.URL
 
 @ApplicationScoped
@@ -16,15 +17,8 @@ open class GraphQLRequestImpl : GraphQLRequest {
     private val client: GraphQLKtorClient
     private val httpClient: HttpClient
     val BASE_URL = "https://api.github.com/graphql"
-    private val TOKEN: String
 
     init {
-        val token = GitHubAuth.readToken()
-        if (token == null) {
-            throw IllegalStateException("No token provided")
-        } else {
-            TOKEN = token
-        }
         httpClient = HttpClient()
         client = GraphQLKtorClient(
             url = URL(BASE_URL),
@@ -34,8 +28,9 @@ open class GraphQLRequestImpl : GraphQLRequest {
     }
 
     override suspend fun <T : Any> request(query: GraphQLClientRequest<T>): GraphQLClientResponse<T> {
+        val authInfo: AuthInfo = GitHubAuth.getAuthenticationToken()
         return client.execute(query) {
-            headers.append("Authorization", "Bearer $TOKEN")
+            headers.append("Authorization", "Bearer ${authInfo.token}")
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/pom.xml b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/pom.xml
index f6daf7478..7d6657284 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/pom.xml
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,28 @@
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jjwt-api</artifactId>
+            <version>0.12.3</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jjwt-impl</artifactId>
+            <version>0.12.3</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jjwt-jackson</artifactId>
+            <version>0.12.3</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
+            <artifactId>github-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.317</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient.kt b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient.kt
index 1187d4a1e..07e75b73e 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient.kt
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import kotlin.coroutines.Continuation
 import kotlin.coroutines.resume
 import kotlin.coroutines.resumeWithException
 import kotlin.coroutines.suspendCoroutine
+import net.adoptium.api.v3.dataSources.GitHubAuth.AuthInfo
 
 @Default
 @ApplicationScoped
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ open class DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient @Inject constructor(
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
         private val LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this::class.java)
-        private val TOKEN: String? = GitHubAuth.readToken()
         private const val REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 12_000L
         private val GITHUB_DOMAINS = listOf("api.github.com", "github.com")
 
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ open class DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient @Inject constructor(
     class ResponseHandler(
         val client: DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient,
         private val continuation: Continuation<HttpResponse>,
-        val request: UrlRequest?
+        val request: UrlRequest?,
+        val token: String?
     ) : FutureCallback<HttpResponse> {
         override fun cancelled() {
             continuation.resumeWithException(Exception("cancelled"))
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ open class DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient @Inject constructor(
                     }
 
                     isARedirect(response) -> {
-                        client.getData(UrlRequest(response.getFirstHeader("location").value, request?.lastModified), continuation)
+                        client.getData(UrlRequest(response.getFirstHeader("location").value, request?.lastModified), continuation, token)
                     }
 
                     response.statusLine.statusCode == 404 -> {
@@ -93,14 +94,14 @@ open class DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient @Inject constructor(
 
         override fun failed(e: java.lang.Exception?) {
             if (e == null) {
-                continuation.resumeWithException(Exception("Failed Uknown reason"))
+                continuation.resumeWithException(Exception("Failed Unknown reason"))
             } else {
                 continuation.resumeWithException(e)
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private fun getData(urlRequest: UrlRequest, continuation: Continuation<HttpResponse>) {
+    private fun getData(urlRequest: UrlRequest, continuation: Continuation<HttpResponse>, token: String?) {
         try {
             val url = URL(urlRequest.url)
             val request = RequestBuilder
@@ -112,8 +113,8 @@ open class DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient @Inject constructor(
                 request.addHeader("If-Modified-Since", urlRequest.lastModified)
             }
 
-            if (GITHUB_DOMAINS.contains(url.host) && TOKEN != null) {
-                request.setHeader("Authorization", "token $TOKEN")
+            if (token != null && GITHUB_DOMAINS.contains(url.host)) {
+                request.setHeader("Authorization", "token $token")
             }
 
             val client =
@@ -123,20 +124,25 @@ open class DefaultUpdaterHtmlClient @Inject constructor(
                     redirectingHttpClient
                 }
 
-            client.execute(request, ResponseHandler(this, continuation, urlRequest))
+            client.execute(request, ResponseHandler(this, continuation, urlRequest, token))
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             continuation.resumeWith(Result.failure(e))
         }
     }
 
     override suspend fun getFullResponse(request: UrlRequest): HttpResponse? {
+        val requestURL = URL(request.url)
+        var authInfo: AuthInfo? = null
+        if (GITHUB_DOMAINS.contains(requestURL.host)) {
+            authInfo = GitHubAuth.getAuthenticationToken()
+        }
         // Retry up to 10 times
         for (retryCount in 1..10) {
             try {
                 LOGGER.debug("Getting ${request.url} ${request.lastModified}")
                 val response: HttpResponse = withTimeout(REQUEST_TIMEOUT) {
                     suspendCoroutine<HttpResponse> { continuation ->
-                        getData(request, continuation)
+                        getData(request, continuation, authInfo?.token)
                     }
                 }
                 LOGGER.debug("Got  ${request.url}")
diff --git a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/GitHubAuth.kt b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/GitHubAuth.kt
index 76892930f..c2cc24a74 100644
--- a/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/GitHubAuth.kt
+++ b/adoptium-updater-parent/adoptium-datasources-parent/adoptium-http-client-datasource/src/main/kotlin/net/adoptium/api/v3/dataSources/GitHubAuth.kt
@@ -1,22 +1,57 @@
 package net.adoptium.api.v3.dataSources
 
+import io.jsonwebtoken.Jwts
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
+import org.kohsuke.github.GHAppInstallation
+import org.kohsuke.github.GHAppInstallationToken
+import org.kohsuke.github.GitHub
+import org.kohsuke.github.GitHubBuilder
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import java.io.File
 import java.nio.file.Files
-import java.util.Properties
+import java.security.KeyFactory
+import java.security.spec.PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
+import java.util.*
 
 class GitHubAuth {
+    data class AuthInfo(val token: String, val type: AuthType, val expirationTime: Date?)
+    enum class AuthType {
+        APP, TOKEN
+    }
 
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
         private val LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this::class.java)
+        private var TOKEN: AuthInfo? = null
+        private val appId = System.getenv("GITHUB_APP_ID")
+        private val privateKey = System.getenv("GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY")
+        private val installationId = System.getenv("GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID")
+        private val mutex = Mutex()
 
-        fun readToken(): String? {
-            var token = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
-            if (token.isNullOrEmpty()) {
-                token = System.getProperty("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+        suspend fun getAuthenticationToken(): AuthInfo {
+            return mutex.withLock {
+                // Detect if we are using a GitHub App
+                if (!appId.isNullOrEmpty() && !privateKey.isNullOrEmpty() && !installationId.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+                    if (TOKEN == null || (TOKEN!!.expirationTime != null && TOKEN!!.expirationTime!!.before(Date()))) {
+                        LOGGER.info("Using GitHub App for authentication")
+                        LOGGER.info("Generating a new installation token")
+                        val token = authenticateAsGitHubApp(appId, privateKey, installationId)
+                        TOKEN = AuthInfo(token.token, AuthType.APP, token.expiresAt)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (TOKEN == null) {
+                        val token = readToken()
+                        LOGGER.info("Using Personal Access Token for authentication")
+                        TOKEN = AuthInfo(token, AuthType.TOKEN, null)
+                    }
+                }
+                TOKEN!!
             }
+        }
 
+        private fun readToken(): String {
+            var token = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
             if (token.isNullOrEmpty()) {
 
                 val userHome = System.getProperty("user.home")
@@ -33,8 +68,45 @@ class GitHubAuth {
             }
             if (token.isNullOrEmpty()) {
                 LOGGER.error("Could not find GITHUB_TOKEN")
+                throw FailedToAuthenticateException()
             }
             return token
         }
+
+        private suspend fun authenticateAsGitHubApp(appId: String, privateKey: String, installationId: String): GHAppInstallationToken {
+            try {
+                // Remove the first and last lines
+                val sanitizedKey = privateKey
+                    .replace("-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----", "")
+                    .replace("-----END PRIVATE KEY-----", "")
+                    .replace("\\s".toRegex(), "")
+
+                // Decode the Base64 encoded key
+                val keyBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(sanitizedKey)
+
+                // Generate the private key
+                val keySpec = PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(keyBytes)
+                val keyFactory = KeyFactory.getInstance("RSA")
+                val privateKey = keyFactory.generatePrivate(keySpec)
+
+                // Create and sign the JWT
+                val nowMillis = System.currentTimeMillis()
+                val jwtToken = Jwts.builder()
+                    .issuer(appId)
+                    .issuedAt(Date(nowMillis))
+                    .expiration(Date(nowMillis + 60000)) // Token valid for 1 minute
+                    .signWith(privateKey, Jwts.SIG.RS256)
+                    .compact()
+
+                val gitHubApp: GitHub = GitHubBuilder().withJwtToken(jwtToken).build()
+                val appInstallation: GHAppInstallation = gitHubApp.getApp().getInstallationById(installationId.toLong())
+                return appInstallation.createToken().create()
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error authenticating as GitHub App", e)
+                throw FailedToAuthenticateException()
+            }
+        }
     }
+
+    class FailedToAuthenticateException : Exception("Failed to authenticate as GitHub App") {}
 }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1d7bce14b..a98a67e0c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       MONGODB_HOST: mongodb
       GITHUB_TOKEN: "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
-
+      GITHUB_APP_ID: "${GITHUB_APP_ID}"
+      GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: "${GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY}"
+      GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID: "${GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID}"