diff --git a/ern-core/package.json b/ern-core/package.json
index 7e3ddbfba..085b0ffda 100644
--- a/ern-core/package.json
+++ b/ern-core/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "react-native-cli": "^2.0.1",
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.4",
-    "simple-git": "^2.38.1",
+    "simple-git": "^3.25.0",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1",
     "treeify": "^1.1.0",
     "tunnel": "^0.0.6",
diff --git a/ern-core/src/gitCli.ts b/ern-core/src/gitCli.ts
index 562d1367f..4ad64c36f 100644
--- a/ern-core/src/gitCli.ts
+++ b/ern-core/src/gitCli.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-import simpleGit = require('simple-git/promise');
+const simpleGit = require('simple-git');
 
 export function gitCli(workingDir?: string) {
-  return simpleGit(workingDir);
+  let sGit = simpleGit(workingDir);
+
+  if (process.env.ERN_GITHUB_TOKEN) {
+    sGit.addConfig(
+      'http.extraheader',
+      `Authorization: Basic ${process.env.ERN_GITHUB_TOKEN}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return sGit;
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6d0d14109..c8fff517d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2562,6 +2562,13 @@ debug@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     ms "^2.1.1"
 
+debug@^4.3.5:
+  version "4.3.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-4.3.5.tgz#e83444eceb9fedd4a1da56d671ae2446a01a6e1e"
+  integrity sha512-pt0bNEmneDIvdL1Xsd9oDQ/wrQRkXDT4AUWlNZNPKvW5x/jyO9VFXkJUP07vQ2upmw5PlaITaPKc31jK13V+jg==
+  dependencies:
+    ms "2.1.2"
+
 debuglog@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debuglog/-/debuglog-1.0.1.tgz#aa24ffb9ac3df9a2351837cfb2d279360cd78492"
@@ -6470,14 +6477,14 @@ signal-exit@^3.0.0, signal-exit@^3.0.2, signal-exit@^3.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.6.tgz#24e630c4b0f03fea446a2bd299e62b4a6ca8d0af"
   integrity sha512-sDl4qMFpijcGw22U5w63KmD3cZJfBuFlVNbVMKje2keoKML7X2UzWbc4XrmEbDwg0NXJc3yv4/ox7b+JWb57kQ==
 
-simple-git@^2.38.1:
-  version "2.48.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-git/-/simple-git-2.48.0.tgz#87c262dba8f84d7b96bb3a713e9e34701c1f6e3b"
-  integrity sha512-z4qtrRuaAFJS4PUd0g+xy7aN4y+RvEt/QTJpR184lhJguBA1S/LsVlvE/CM95RsYMOFJG3NGGDjqFCzKU19S/A==
+simple-git@^3.25.0:
+  version "3.25.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-git/-/simple-git-3.25.0.tgz#3666e76d6831f0583dc380645945b97e0ac4aab6"
+  integrity sha512-KIY5sBnzc4yEcJXW7Tdv4viEz8KyG+nU0hay+DWZasvdFOYKeUZ6Xc25LUHHjw0tinPT7O1eY6pzX7pRT1K8rw==
   dependencies:
     "@kwsites/file-exists" "^1.1.1"
     "@kwsites/promise-deferred" "^1.1.1"
-    debug "^4.3.2"
+    debug "^4.3.5"
 
 simple-plist@^0.2.1:
   version "0.2.1"