diff --git a/ng-dev/utils/git/github-yargs.ts b/ng-dev/utils/git/github-yargs.ts
index 21aeca64e..a646be60a 100644
--- a/ng-dev/utils/git/github-yargs.ts
+++ b/ng-dev/utils/git/github-yargs.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {Log} from '../logging.js';
 
 import {Argv} from 'yargs';
 import {AuthenticatedGitClient} from './authenticated-git-client.js';
-import {GITHUB_TOKEN_GENERATE_URL} from './github-urls.js';
+import {ChildProcess} from '../child-process.js';
 
 /** Sets up the `github-token` command option for the given Yargs instance. */
 export function addGithubTokenOption<T>(argv: Argv<T>) {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function addGithubTokenOption<T>(argv: Argv<T>) {
         type: 'string',
         default: '',
         defaultDescription: '<LOCAL_TOKEN>',
-        description: 'Github token. If not set, token is retrieved from the environment variables.',
+        description: 'Github token. If not set, a token is retreived via the gh CLI',
         // We use the coerce function as a way of allowing the user to provide the value, otherwise
         // looking for it in the environment.
         coerce: configureGitClientWithTokenOrFromEnvironment,
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ export function addGithubTokenOption<T>(argv: Argv<T>) {
 }
 
 /**
- * If the github token is able to be determined, either by being provided as a parameter or being
- * present in the environment, it is used to set the configuration for the AuthenticatedGitClient.
- * Otherwise, an error is thrown.
+ * If the github token is able to be determined, either by being provided as a parameter, retrieved
+ * via the gh CLI or being present in the environment, it is used to set the configuration for the
+ * AuthenticatedGitClient. Otherwise, an error is thrown.
  *
  * We explicitly return void for this function to allow this function to be used as a `coerce`
  * function for yargs. This allows for the option, `github-token` to be available for users without
@@ -42,11 +42,39 @@ export function addGithubTokenOption<T>(argv: Argv<T>) {
  * that the token should only be accessed from the AuthenticatedGitClient itself.
  */
 export function configureGitClientWithTokenOrFromEnvironment(token: string | undefined): void {
-  const githubToken = token || (process.env['GITHUB_TOKEN'] ?? process.env['TOKEN']);
-  if (!githubToken) {
-    Log.error('No Github token set. Please set the `GITHUB_TOKEN` environment variable.');
-    Log.error('Alternatively, pass the `--github-token` command line flag.');
-    Log.warn(`You can generate a token here: ${GITHUB_TOKEN_GENERATE_URL}`);
+  const determineToken = () => {
+    if (token) {
+      Log.debug('Recieved github token via --github-token flag');
+      return token;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      /** Silent mode is used to prevent the token lookup from being printed into the logs. */
+      const mode = 'silent';
+      const ghCliToken = ChildProcess.spawnSync('gh', ['auth', 'token'], {mode}).stdout.trim();
+      if (ghCliToken) {
+        Log.debug('Retrieved github token via gh CLI');
+        return ghCliToken;
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      Log.debug('Failed to retrieve github token via gh CLI');
+      Log.debug(err);
+    }
+
+    // TODO(josephperrott): remove support for retrieving tokens via the environment.
+    const envToken = process.env['GITHUB_TOKEN'] ?? process.env['TOKEN'];
+    if (envToken) {
+      Log.warn(' ⚠  Retrieved github token via environment variable, retrieving tokens via');
+      Log.warn('    environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in the future');
+      Log.warn('    please set up authentication via the Github CLI for future use.');
+      return envToken;
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  };
+  const githubToken = determineToken();
+  if (githubToken === undefined) {
+    Log.error('  ✘ No Github token set. Please configure authentication using the Github CLI.');
+    Log.error('    Alternatively, pass the `--github-token` command line flag.');
     throw Error('Unable to determine the Github token.');
   }