diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 829abd6..fc04175 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "requests>=2.0.0",
-    "readchar>=4.0.0"
+   "requests>=2.0.0",
+   "readchar>=4.0.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/src/gitfetch/__init__.py b/src/gitfetch/__init__.py
index 46813cb..6713085 100644
--- a/src/gitfetch/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gitfetch/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def _get_version() -> str:
         # Try to get version from package metadata
         from importlib import metadata
         return metadata.version("gitfetch")
-    except (ImportError, metadata.PackageNotFoundError):
+    except (ImportError):
         pass
 
     # Fallback: try to read from pyproject.toml (works in development)
diff --git a/src/gitfetch/cli.py b/src/gitfetch/cli.py
index f271c41..7e25003 100644
--- a/src/gitfetch/cli.py
+++ b/src/gitfetch/cli.py
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ def main() -> int:
 
         # Check for --local flag
         if args.local:
+            import os
             if not os.path.exists('.git'):
                 print("Error: --local requires .git folder", file=sys.stderr)
                 return 1
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ def _create_fetcher(provider: str, base_url: str, token: Optional[str] = None):
 def _initialize_gitfetch(config_manager: ConfigManager) -> bool:
     """
     Initialize gitfetch by creating config directory and setting
-    the authenticated user as default.
+    multiple configuration options.
 
     Args:
         config_manager: ConfigManager instance
@@ -566,9 +567,10 @@ def _initialize_gitfetch(config_manager: ConfigManager) -> bool:
 
         # Ask for token if needed
         token = None
-        if provider in ['gitlab', 'gitea', 'sourcehut']:
+        if provider in ['gitlab', 'gitea', 'sourcehut', 'github']:
             token_input = input(
-                f"Enter your {provider} personal access token "
+                f"Enter your {provider} personal access token{', needed for private repositories' if provider == 'github' else ''}\n"
+                +
                 "(optional, press Enter to skip): "
             ).strip()
             if token_input:
diff --git a/src/gitfetch/config.py b/src/gitfetch/config.py
index 6c67b4f..f01b069 100644
--- a/src/gitfetch/config.py
+++ b/src/gitfetch/config.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ def _load_config(self) -> None:
             # Create default config
             self.config['DEFAULT'] = {
                 'username': '',
-                'cache_expiry_minutes': '15'
+                'cache_expiry_minutes': '15',
+                'token': '',
             }
             self.config.add_section('COLORS')
             for key, value in default_colors.items():
diff --git a/src/gitfetch/fetcher.py b/src/gitfetch/fetcher.py
index b71e9b8..23a1591 100644
--- a/src/gitfetch/fetcher.py
+++ b/src/gitfetch/fetcher.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ def _build_contribution_graph_from_git(repo_path: str = ".") -> list:
             # Get commit dates
             result = subprocess.run(
                 ['git', 'log', '--pretty=format:%ai', '--all'],
-                capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=repo_path
+                capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=repo_path,
+                env={**os.environ, 'GH_TOKEN': os.getenv('GH_TOKEN')}
             )
             if result.returncode != 0:
                 return []
@@ -130,8 +131,9 @@ def __init__(self, token: Optional[str] = None):
         Initialize the GitHub fetcher.
 
         Args:
-            token: Optional GitHub personal access token (ignored, uses gh CLI)
+            token: Optional GitHub personal access token
         """
+        self.token=token
         pass
 
     def _check_gh_cli(self) -> None:
@@ -214,7 +216,8 @@ def _gh_api(self, endpoint: str, method: str = "GET") -> Any:
                 ['gh', 'api', endpoint, '-X', method],
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
-                timeout=30
+                timeout=30,
+                env={**os.environ, 'GH_TOKEN': os.getenv('GH_TOKEN')}
             )
             if result.returncode != 0:
                 raise Exception(f"gh api failed: {result.stderr}")
@@ -438,7 +441,8 @@ def _search_items(self, query: str, per_page: int = 5) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                 cmd,
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
-                timeout=30
+                timeout=30,
+                env={**os.environ, 'GH_TOKEN': os.getenv('GH_TOKEN')}
             )
             if result.returncode != 0:
                 return {'total_count': 0, 'items': []}
@@ -531,7 +535,7 @@ def _fetch_contribution_graph(self, username: str) -> list:
         # GraphQL query for contribution calendar (inline username)
         query = f'''{{
           user(login: "{username}") {{
-            contributionsCollection {{
+            contributionsCollection(includePrivate: true) {{
               contributionCalendar {{
                 weeks {{
                   contributionDays {{
@@ -549,7 +553,8 @@ def _fetch_contribution_graph(self, username: str) -> list:
                 ['gh', 'api', 'graphql', '-f', f'query={query}'],
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
-                timeout=30
+                timeout=30,
+                env={**os.environ, 'GH_TOKEN': os.getenv('GH_TOKEN')}
             )
 
             if result.returncode != 0:
@@ -641,7 +646,8 @@ def _api_request(self, endpoint: str) -> Any:
                 cmd,
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
-                timeout=30
+                timeout=30,
+                env={**os.environ, 'GH_TOKEN': os.getenv('GH_TOKEN')}
             )
             if result.returncode != 0:
                 raise Exception(f"API request failed: {result.stderr}")