diff --git a/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh b/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh
index 6d79714ecd..8ada254f1c 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if [[ ${milestone_result} = "null" || ${milestone_result} = "" ]]; then
 fi
 
 milestone_number=$( jq -r '.number' <<< "$milestone_result" )
-existing_tasks=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-builds\&milestone\=${milestone_number} )
+existing_tasks=$( curl -u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD} -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-builds\&milestone\=${milestone_number} )
 existing_jdk_issues=$( jq -r -c --arg TITLE "$ISSUE_TITLE" '.[] | select(has("title")) | select(.title==$TITLE)' <<< "$existing_tasks" )
 
 if [[ ${existing_jdk_issues} = "" ]]; then