diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b50c827..4aafba9 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ const core = __importStar(__webpack_require__(393));
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         try {
-            const githubToken = core.getInput('github_token', { required: true });
+            const githubToken = core.getInput('github_token');
             const labels = core
                 .getInput('labels')
                 .split('\n')
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 596b4a6..4773365 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core';
 
 async function run(): Promise<void> {
   try {
-    const githubToken = core.getInput('github_token', { required: true });
+    const githubToken = core.getInput('github_token');
 
     const labels = core
       .getInput('labels')