diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-node/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-node/action.yml
index bfcb40d70..8572e1ee4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-node/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-node/action.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         echo 'CACHE_KEY=node_modules-${{
-          hashFiles('.node-version', 'pnpm-lock.yaml')
+          hashFiles('.node-version', 'pnpm-lock.yaml', 'patches/*.patch')
         }}' >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
     - name: ♻️ Restore `node_modules`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7f63df04..9dc3e82d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@
     },
     "neverBuiltDependencies": [
       "dtrace-provider"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "patchedDependencies": {
+      "@semantic-release/github@9.2.4": "patches/@semantic-release__github@9.2.4.patch"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/patches/@semantic-release__github@9.2.4.patch b/patches/@semantic-release__github@9.2.4.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e724eeaff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/@semantic-release__github@9.2.4.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+diff --git a/lib/octokit.js b/lib/octokit.js
+index 798b5756c8bd47c7d800fb788bd1ecfe165b1371..12c8cc538e586ab9ffcfd06f095b5a17e443f7f7 100644
+--- a/lib/octokit.js
++++ b/lib/octokit.js
+@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
+ // @ts-check
+ 
+ import { createRequire } from "node:module";
++import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+ 
+ // If maintaining @octokit/core and the separate plugins gets to cumbersome
+ // then the `octokit` package can be used which has all these plugins included.
+@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export const SemanticReleaseOctokit = Octokit.plugin(
+ 
+ /**
+  * @param {{githubToken: string, proxy: any} | {githubUrl: string, githubApiPathPrefix: string, githubToken: string, proxy: any}} options
+- * @returns {{ auth: string, baseUrl?: string, request: { agent?: any } }}
++ * @returns {{ auth: string, baseUrl?: string, request: { agent?: any, fetch?: any } }}
+  */
+ export function toOctokitOptions(options) {
+   const baseUrl =
+@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export function toOctokitOptions(options) {
+     auth: options.githubToken,
+     request: {
+       agent,
++      fetch,
+     },
+   };
+ }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a4b040e74..03d952f66 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ neverBuiltDependencies:
 overrides:
   tsconfig-paths: 4.2.0
 
+patchedDependencies:
+  '@semantic-release/github@9.2.4':
+    hash: 2ar4pcrynuvweociw4uxycd3oa
+    path: patches/@semantic-release__github@9.2.4.patch
+
 dependencies:
   '@actions/core':
     specifier: 1.10.1
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ devDependencies:
     version: 10.0.1(semantic-release@22.0.8)
   '@semantic-release/github':
     specifier: 9.2.4
-    version: 9.2.4(semantic-release@22.0.8)
+    version: 9.2.4(patch_hash=2ar4pcrynuvweociw4uxycd3oa)(semantic-release@22.0.8)
   '@semantic-release/npm':
     specifier: 11.0.1
     version: 11.0.1(semantic-release@22.0.8)
@@ -2652,7 +2657,7 @@ packages:
       - supports-color
     dev: true
 
-  /@semantic-release/github@9.2.4(semantic-release@22.0.8):
+  /@semantic-release/github@9.2.4(patch_hash=2ar4pcrynuvweociw4uxycd3oa)(semantic-release@22.0.8):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-VMzqiuSLhHc0/1Q8M/FmWnOaclh5aXL2pQWceldWBYSWLNzQu8GOR4bkGl57ciUtvm+MCMi4FaStZxSDJGEfUg==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -2678,6 +2683,7 @@ packages:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
     dev: true
+    patched: true
 
   /@semantic-release/npm@11.0.1(semantic-release@22.0.8):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-nFcT0pgVwpXsPkzjqP3ObH+pILeN1AbYscCDuYwgZEPZukL+RsGhrtdT4HA1Gjb/y1bVbE90JNtMIcgRi5z/Fg==}
@@ -8909,7 +8915,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer': 11.1.0(semantic-release@22.0.8)
       '@semantic-release/error': 4.0.0
-      '@semantic-release/github': 9.2.4(semantic-release@22.0.8)
+      '@semantic-release/github': 9.2.4(patch_hash=2ar4pcrynuvweociw4uxycd3oa)(semantic-release@22.0.8)
       '@semantic-release/npm': 11.0.1(semantic-release@22.0.8)
       '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator': 12.1.0(semantic-release@22.0.8)
       aggregate-error: 5.0.0