diff --git a/sbt-codeartifact/src/main/scala/codeartifact/CodeArtifactPlugin.scala b/sbt-codeartifact/src/main/scala/codeartifact/CodeArtifactPlugin.scala
index 77bf616..cdf8092 100644
--- a/sbt-codeartifact/src/main/scala/codeartifact/CodeArtifactPlugin.scala
+++ b/sbt-codeartifact/src/main/scala/codeartifact/CodeArtifactPlugin.scala
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ object CodeArtifactPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     codeArtifactPublish := dynamicallyPublish.value,
     codeArtifactRepo := CodeArtifactRepo.fromUrl(codeArtifactUrl.value),
     codeArtifactToken := sys.env
+      .get("CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN")
+      .orElse(
+        Credentials.loadCredentials(Path.userHome / ".sbt" / "credentials").toOption.map(_.passwd)
+      )
       .getOrElse(
-        "CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN",
         CodeArtifact.getAuthToken(codeArtifactRepo.value)
       ),
     codeArtifactConnectTimeout := CodeArtifact.Defaults.CONNECT_TIMEOUT,