diff --git a/.ci/azure-pipelines-steps.yml b/.ci/azure-pipelines-steps.yml
index b7b094e3..ed516d72 100644
--- a/.ci/azure-pipelines-steps.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure-pipelines-steps.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ steps:
 - task: UsePythonVersion@0
   displayName: Install python
   inputs:
+    githubToken: '$(GITHUB_PYVER_TOKEN)'
     versionSpec: '$(python.version)'
   condition: ne(variables['python.version'], '')