diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 7767660c..e7f6b3d4 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ runs:
         INPUT_TOOL: ${{ inputs.tool }}
         INPUT_CHECKSUM: ${{ inputs.checksum }}
         INPUT_FALLBACK: ${{ inputs.fallback }}
+        DEFAULT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       if: runner.os	!= 'Windows'
     - run: bash --noprofile --norc "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH:?}/main.sh"
       shell: bash
@@ -53,4 +54,5 @@ runs:
         INPUT_TOOL: ${{ inputs.tool }}
         INPUT_CHECKSUM: ${{ inputs.checksum }}
         INPUT_FALLBACK: ${{ inputs.fallback }}
+        DEFAULT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       if: runner.os	== 'Windows'
diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index 9bcd64ad..3768bf39 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -826,6 +826,9 @@ if [[ ${#unsupported_tools[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     info "install-action does not support ${unsupported_tools[*]}; fallback to cargo-binstall"
     IFS=$'\n\t'
     install_cargo_binstall
+    if [[ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]] && [[ -n "${DEFAULT_GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+        export GITHUB_TOKEN="${DEFAULT_GITHUB_TOKEN}"
+    fi
     # By default, cargo-binstall enforce downloads over secure transports only.
     # As a result, http will be disabled, and it will also set
     # min tls version to be 1.2