diff --git a/src/vunnel/providers/github/parser.py b/src/vunnel/providers/github/parser.py
index 9e0241c2..797ca4af 100644
--- a/src/vunnel/providers/github/parser.py
+++ b/src/vunnel/providers/github/parser.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import datetime
 import logging
 import os
+import time
 from decimal import Decimal, DecimalException
 
 import requests
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@
     "SWIFT": "swift",
 }
 
+GITHUB_RATE_LIMIT_REMAINING_HEADER = "x-ratelimit-remaining"
+GITHUB_RATE_LIMIT_RESET_HEADER = "x-ratelimit-reset"
+
 
 class Parser:
     def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
@@ -207,9 +211,26 @@ def get_query(token, query, timeout=125, api_url="https://api.github.com/graphql
     logger = logging.getLogger("get-query")
 
     headers = {"Authorization": f"token {token}"}
-    logger.debug(f"downloading github advisories from {api_url}")
+    logger.info(f"downloading github advisories from {api_url}")
 
     response = requests.post(api_url, json={"query": query}, timeout=timeout, headers=headers)
+    if GITHUB_RATE_LIMIT_REMAINING_HEADER in response.headers and GITHUB_RATE_LIMIT_RESET_HEADER in response.headers:
+        remaining = int(response.headers[GITHUB_RATE_LIMIT_REMAINING_HEADER])
+        # reset time is the time in UNIX Epoch Seconds at which
+        # the rate limit will reset.
+        reset_time = int(response.headers[GITHUB_RATE_LIMIT_RESET_HEADER])
+        logger.debug(f"github rate limit has {remaining} requests left {reset_time}")
+        if remaining < 10:
+            current_time = int(time.time())
+            sleep_time = reset_time - current_time
+            # note that the rate limit resets 1x / hour, so this could be a long time
+            if sleep_time > 1 and sleep_time < 3600:  # never sleep for more than 1 hour
+                logger.info(f"sleeping for {sleep_time} seconds to allow GitHub rate limit to reset")
+                time.sleep(sleep_time)
+            elif sleep_time > 3600:
+                raise Exception(
+                    f"github rate limit exhaused and not expected to reset for {sleep_time} seconds. Try again later.",
+                )
     response.raise_for_status()
     if response.status_code == 200:
         return response.json()
diff --git a/tests/unit/providers/github/test_github.py b/tests/unit/providers/github/test_github.py
index d0a8a252..43ceb5d9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/providers/github/test_github.py
+++ b/tests/unit/providers/github/test_github.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pytest
+import time
+from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
 from vunnel import result, workspace
 from vunnel.providers.github import Config, Provider, parser
 from vunnel.utils import fdb as db
@@ -447,6 +449,48 @@ def test_provider_schema(helpers, fake_get_query, advisories):
     assert workspace.result_schemas_valid(require_entries=True)
 
 
+@patch("time.sleep")
+@patch("requests.post")
+def test_provider_respects_github_rate_limit(mock_post, mock_sleep):
+    response = Mock()
+    in_five_seconds = int(time.time()) + 5
+    response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": 9, "x-ratelimit-reset": in_five_seconds}
+    response.status_code = 200
+    mock_post.return_value = response
+
+    def mock_json():
+        return "{}"
+
+    def mock_raise_for_status():
+        pass
+
+    response.json = mock_json
+    response.raise_for_status = mock_raise_for_status
+    parser.get_query("some-token", "some-query")
+    mock_sleep.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@patch("time.sleep")
+@patch("requests.post")
+def test_provider_respects_github_rate_limit(mock_post, mock_sleep):
+    response = Mock()
+    in_five_seconds = int(time.time()) + 5
+    response.headers = {"x-ratelimit-remaining": 11, "x-ratelimit-reset": in_five_seconds}
+    response.status_code = 200
+    mock_post.return_value = response
+
+    def mock_json():
+        return "{}"
+
+    def mock_raise_for_status():
+        pass
+
+    response.json = mock_json
+    response.raise_for_status = mock_raise_for_status
+    parser.get_query("some-token", "some-query")
+    mock_sleep.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_provider_via_snapshot(helpers, fake_get_query, advisories):
     fake_get_query([advisories(), advisories(has_next_page=True)])
     workspace = helpers.provider_workspace_helper(name=Provider.name())