diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74ac9f7..1ef3520 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ This action can be used to post a dynamic comment on a github PR
 uses: JoseThen/comment-pr@v1
 with:
   comment: 'This PR is the bees knees!'
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 ```
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 25b8645..d81f716 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Comment you would like to post'
     required: true
     default: ''
+  GITHUB_TOKEN:
+    description: 'Github Token for authentication'
+    required: true
 runs:
   using: 'node12'
   main: 'dist/index.js'