diff --git a/.env-example b/.env-example
index 9ee3a85..69fc2a4 100644
--- a/.env-example
+++ b/.env-example
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
-GH_TOKEN = " "
-ORGANIZATION = "organization"
+BATCH_SIZE = ""
+BODY = ""
+COMMIT_MESSAGE = ""
+CREATED_AFTER_DATE = ""
+DRY_RUN = ""
+ENABLE_SECURITY_UPDATES = ""
+EXEMPT_ECOSYSTEMS = ""
+EXEMPT_REOPS = ""
+FILTER_VISIBILITY = ""
+GH_TOKEN = ""
+GROUP_DEPENDENCIES = ""
+ORGANIZATION = ""
+PROJECT_ID = ""
+REPOSITORY = ""
+TITLE = ""
+TYPE = ""
 
 # GITHUB APP
 GH_APP_ID = ""
diff --git a/auth.py b/auth.py
index bcce064..8ba8bcf 100644
--- a/auth.py
+++ b/auth.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """This is the module that contains functions related to authenticating to GitHub with a personal access token."""
 
 import github3
+import requests
 
 
 def auth_to_github(
@@ -41,3 +42,29 @@ def auth_to_github(
     if not github_connection:
         raise ValueError("Unable to authenticate to GitHub")
     return github_connection  # type: ignore
+
+
+def get_github_app_installation_token(
+    gh_app_id: str, gh_app_private_key_bytes: bytes, gh_app_installation_id: str
+) -> str | None:
+    """
+    Get a GitHub App Installation token.
+
+    Args:
+        gh_app_id (str): the GitHub App ID
+        gh_app_private_key_bytes (bytes): the GitHub App Private Key
+        gh_app_installation_id (str): the GitHub App Installation ID
+
+    Returns:
+        str: the GitHub App token
+    """
+    jwt_headers = github3.apps.create_jwt_headers(gh_app_private_key_bytes, gh_app_id)
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/app/installations/{gh_app_installation_id}/access_tokens"
+
+    try:
+        response = requests.post(url, headers=jwt_headers, json=None, timeout=5)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"Request failed: {e}")
+        return None
+    return response.json().get("token")
diff --git a/env.py b/env.py
index 99f0c7c..9f01899 100644
--- a/env.py
+++ b/env.py
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ def get_int_env_var(env_var_name: str) -> int | None:
         return None
 
 
-def get_env_vars(
-    test: bool = False,
-) -> tuple[
+def get_env_vars(test: bool = False) -> tuple[
     str | None,
     list[str],
     int | None,
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ def get_env_vars(
         exempt_ecosystems_list (list[str]): A list of package ecosystems to exempt from the action
     """
     if not test:
-        # Load from .env file if it exists
+        # Load from .env file if it exists and not testing
         dotenv_path = join(dirname(__file__), ".env")
         load_dotenv(dotenv_path)
 
diff --git a/evergreen.py b/evergreen.py
index f0859eb..017c199 100644
--- a/evergreen.py
+++ b/evergreen.py
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ def main():  # pragma: no cover
         token, gh_app_id, gh_app_installation_id, gh_app_private_key, ghe
     )
 
+    if not token and gh_app_id and gh_app_installation_id and gh_app_private_key:
+        token = auth.get_github_app_installation_token(
+            gh_app_id, gh_app_private_key, gh_app_installation_id
+        )
+
     # If Project ID is set lookup the global project ID
     if project_id:
         # Check Organization is set as it is required for linking to a project
diff --git a/test_auth.py b/test_auth.py
index d859679..19efc06 100644
--- a/test_auth.py
+++ b/test_auth.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Test cases for the auth module."""
 
 import unittest
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import auth
 
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ def test_auth_to_github_without_token(self):
         Test the auth_to_github function when the token is not provided.
         Expect a ValueError to be raised.
         """
-        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as context_manager:
             auth.auth_to_github("", "", "", b"", "")
-        the_exception = cm.exception
+        the_exception = context_manager.exception
         self.assertEqual(
             str(the_exception),
             "GH_TOKEN or the set of [GH_APP_ID, GH_APP_INSTALLATION_ID, GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY] environment variables are not set",
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ def test_auth_to_github_with_ghe(self, mock_ghe):
 
         self.assertEqual(result, "Authenticated to GitHub Enterprise")
 
+    @patch("github3.apps.create_jwt_headers", MagicMock(return_value="gh_token"))
+    @patch("requests.post")
+    def test_get_github_app_installation_token(self, mock_post):
+        """
+        Test the get_github_app_installation_token function.
+        """
+        dummy_token = "dummytoken"
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.raise_for_status.return_value = None
+        mock_response.json.return_value = {"token": dummy_token}
+        mock_post.return_value = mock_response
+
+        result = auth.get_github_app_installation_token(
+            b"gh_private_token", "gh_app_id", "gh_installation_id"
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(result, dummy_token)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/test_env.py b/test_env.py
index 40241bc..548a715 100644
--- a/test_env.py
+++ b/test_env.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ def setUp(self):
             "GH_APP_ID",
             "GH_APP_INSTALLATION_ID",
             "GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY",
-            "GH_TOKEN",
             "GH_ENTERPRISE_URL",
+            "GH_TOKEN",
             "GROUP_DEPENDENCIES",
             "ORGANIZATION",
             "PROJECT_ID",