diff --git a/dist/post_run/index.js b/dist/post_run/index.js
index 3a524d2..60e5082 100644
--- a/dist/post_run/index.js
+++ b/dist/post_run/index.js
@@ -3744,8 +3744,9 @@ exports.context = new Context.Context();
  * @param     token    the repo PAT or GITHUB_TOKEN
  * @param     options  other options to set
  */
-function getOctokit(token, options) {
-    return new utils_1.GitHub(utils_1.getOctokitOptions(token, options));
+function getOctokit(token, options, ...additionalPlugins) {
+    const GitHubWithPlugins = utils_1.GitHub.plugin(...additionalPlugins);
+    return new GitHubWithPlugins(utils_1.getOctokitOptions(token, options));
 }
 exports.getOctokit = getOctokit;
 //# sourceMappingURL=github.js.map
diff --git a/dist/run/index.js b/dist/run/index.js
index 37d4ef8..b403f66 100644
--- a/dist/run/index.js
+++ b/dist/run/index.js
@@ -3744,8 +3744,9 @@ exports.context = new Context.Context();
  * @param     token    the repo PAT or GITHUB_TOKEN
  * @param     options  other options to set
  */
-function getOctokit(token, options) {
-    return new utils_1.GitHub(utils_1.getOctokitOptions(token, options));
+function getOctokit(token, options, ...additionalPlugins) {
+    const GitHubWithPlugins = utils_1.GitHub.plugin(...additionalPlugins);
+    return new GitHubWithPlugins(utils_1.getOctokitOptions(token, options));
 }
 exports.getOctokit = getOctokit;
 //# sourceMappingURL=github.js.map
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index efc4171..093a0e3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@actions/cache": "^3.0.3",
         "@actions/core": "^1.9.1",
         "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
-        "@actions/github": "^5.0.3",
+        "@actions/github": "^5.1.0",
         "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
         "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.1",
         "@types/semver": "^7.3.12",
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@actions/github": {
-      "version": "5.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/github/-/github-5.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-myjA/pdLQfhUGLtRZC/J4L1RXOG4o6aYdiEq+zr5wVVKljzbFld+xv10k1FX6IkIJtNxbAq44BdwSNpQ015P0A==",
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/github/-/github-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tuI80F7JQIhg77ZTTgUAPpVD7ZnP9oHSPN8xw7LOwtA4vEMbAjWJNbmLBfV7xua7r016GyjzWLuec5cs8f/a8A==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
         "@octokit/core": "^3.6.0",
@@ -3251,9 +3251,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@actions/github": {
-      "version": "5.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/github/-/github-5.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-myjA/pdLQfhUGLtRZC/J4L1RXOG4o6aYdiEq+zr5wVVKljzbFld+xv10k1FX6IkIJtNxbAq44BdwSNpQ015P0A==",
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/github/-/github-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tuI80F7JQIhg77ZTTgUAPpVD7ZnP9oHSPN8xw7LOwtA4vEMbAjWJNbmLBfV7xua7r016GyjzWLuec5cs8f/a8A==",
       "requires": {
         "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
         "@octokit/core": "^3.6.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af9b835..7b59ea1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "@actions/cache": "^3.0.3",
     "@actions/core": "^1.9.1",
     "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
-    "@actions/github": "^5.0.3",
+    "@actions/github": "^5.1.0",
     "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
     "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.1",
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.12",