diff --git a/.github/actions/run-vscode-e2e-test/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-vscode-e2e-test/action.yml
index d9ac252af..73734eb1c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-vscode-e2e-test/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-vscode-e2e-test/action.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Whether this is a fork (affects SSH tests)"
     required: false
     default: "false"
+  github_token:
+    description: "GitHub token for authenticated API requests (e.g., @vscode/ripgrep download)"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -64,6 +68,8 @@ runs:
           cd core
           npm ci
         fi
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
 
     - name: Fix VSCode binary permissions
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yaml
index 1cde9fea9..ffc462ea7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yaml
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ jobs:
           ssh_key: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_SSH_TEST_KEY_PEM }}
           ssh_host: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_SSH_TEST_DNS_NAME }}
           is_fork: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == true || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.CI_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   jetbrains-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest