diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2a53e6e..ec61c15 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
         "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
+        "@octokit/plugin-retry": "^6.0.1",
+        "@octokit/plugin-throttling": "^8.1.2",
         "joi": "^17.11.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -480,6 +482,37 @@
         "@octokit/core": ">=5"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/plugin-retry": {
+      "version": "6.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-retry/-/plugin-retry-6.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SKs+Tz9oj0g4p28qkZwl/topGcb0k0qPNX/i7vBKmDsjoeqnVfFUquqrE/O9oJY7+oLzdCtkiWSXLpLjvl6uog==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/request-error": "^5.0.0",
+        "@octokit/types": "^12.0.0",
+        "bottleneck": "^2.15.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@octokit/core": ">=5"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/plugin-throttling": {
+      "version": "8.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-throttling/-/plugin-throttling-8.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oFba+ioR6HGb0fgqxMta7Kpk/MdffUTuUxNY856l1nXPvh7Qggp8w4AksRx1SDA8SGd+4cbrpkY4k1J/Xz8nZQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/types": "^12.0.0",
+        "bottleneck": "^2.15.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@octokit/core": "^5.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@octokit/request": {
       "version": "8.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request/-/request-8.1.5.tgz",
@@ -881,6 +914,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/before-after-hook/-/before-after-hook-2.2.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-NzUnlZexiaH/46WDhANlyR2bXRopNg4F/zuSA3OpZnllCUgRaOF2znDioDWrmbNVsuZk6l9pMquQB38cfBZwkQ=="
     },
+    "node_modules/bottleneck": {
+      "version": "2.19.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bottleneck/-/bottleneck-2.19.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VHiNCbI1lKdl44tGrhNfU3lup0Tj/ZBMJB5/2ZbNXRCPuRCO7ed2mgcK4r17y+KB2EfuYuRaVlwNbAeaWGSpbw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/boxen": {
       "version": "7.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boxen/-/boxen-7.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e98824b..548b67c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
     "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
+    "@octokit/plugin-throttling": "^8.1.2",
+    "@octokit/plugin-retry": "^6.0.1",
     "joi": "^17.11.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index fd06f68..6633c00 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import core from '@actions/core';
 import github from '@actions/github';
 
-import {getConfig} from './utils.js';
+import {getConfig, getClient} from './utils.js';
 
 async function run() {
   try {
     const config = getConfig();
-    const client = github.getOctokit(config['github-token']);
+    const client = getClient(config['github-token']);
 
     const app = new App(config, client);
     if (github.context.payload.action === 'labeled') {
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 39d965c..9d40057 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import core from '@actions/core';
+import github from '@actions/github';
+import {retry} from '@octokit/plugin-retry';
+import {throttling} from '@octokit/plugin-throttling';
 
 import {schema} from './schema.js';
 
@@ -15,4 +18,35 @@ function getConfig() {
   return value;
 }
 
-export {getConfig};
+function getClient(token) {
+  const requestRetries = 3;
+
+  const rateLimitCallback = function (
+    retryAfter,
+    options,
+    octokit,
+    retryCount
+  ) {
+    core.info(
+      `Request quota exhausted for request ${options.method} ${options.url}`
+    );
+
+    if (retryCount < requestRetries) {
+      core.info(`Retrying after ${retryAfter} seconds`);
+
+      return true;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const options = {
+    request: {retries: requestRetries},
+    throttle: {
+      onSecondaryRateLimit: rateLimitCallback,
+      onRateLimit: rateLimitCallback
+    }
+  };
+
+  return github.getOctokit(token, options, retry, throttling);
+}
+
+export {getConfig, getClient};