diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14ec287b01..1ed8fb3e42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ Please add one entry in this file for each change in Yarn's behavior. Use the sa
 - Fixes PnP detection with workspaces (`installConfig` is now read at the top-level)
 
   [#6878](https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/pull/6878) - [**Maël Nison**](https://twitter.com/arcanis)
+  
+- Adds support for `GITHUB_TOKEN` in `yarn policies set-version`
+
+  [#6912](https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/pull/6912) - [**Billy Vong**](https://github.com/billyvg)
 
 ## 1.13.0
 
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/policies.js b/src/cli/commands/policies.js
index 595f42b5aa..4bd1fb6b5a 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/policies.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/policies.js
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ async function fetchReleases(
   config: Config,
   {includePrereleases = false}: FetchReleasesOptions = {},
 ): Promise<Array<Release>> {
+  const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+  const tokenUrlParameter = token ? `?access_token=${token}` : '';
   const request: Array<Release> = await config.requestManager.request({
-    url: `https://api.github.com/repos/yarnpkg/yarn/releases`,
+    url: `https://api.github.com/repos/yarnpkg/yarn/releases${tokenUrlParameter}`,
     json: true,
   });