diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_code_analysis.yaml b/.github/workflows/static_code_analysis.yaml
index 62438da..9ce89e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_code_analysis.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_code_analysis.yaml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ on:
 jobs:
   static_code_analysis:
     uses: "puppetlabs/phoenix-github-actions/.github/workflows/static_code_analysis.yaml@main"
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
index 81a0f34..52df062 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   Nightly:
     uses: "puppetlabs/phoenix-github-actions/.github/workflows/unit_tests_with_nightly_puppet_gem.yaml@main"
+    secrets: inherit
   
   Released:
     uses: "puppetlabs/phoenix-github-actions/.github/workflows/unit_tests_with_released_puppet_gem.yaml@main"
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9479621..a479da0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -53,18 +53,21 @@ group :system_tests do
   gem "voxpupuli-acceptance",      require: false
 end
 
-puppet_version = ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION']
-facter_version = ENV['FACTER_GEM_VERSION']
-hiera_version = ENV['HIERA_GEM_VERSION']
-
 gems = {}
+puppet_version = ENV.fetch('PUPPET_GEM_VERSION', nil)
+facter_version = ENV.fetch('FACTER_GEM_VERSION', nil)
+hiera_version = ENV.fetch('HIERA_GEM_VERSION', nil)
 
-gems['puppet'] = location_for(puppet_version)
-
-# If facter or hiera versions have been specified via the environment
-# variables
+# If PUPPET_FORGE_TOKEN is set then use authenticated source for both puppet and facter, since facter is a transitive dependency of puppet
+# Otherwise, do as before and use location_for to fetch gems from the default source
+if !ENV['PUPPET_FORGE_TOKEN'].to_s.empty?
+  gems['puppet'] = ['~> 8.11', { require: false, source: 'https://rubygems-puppetcore.puppet.com' }]
+  gems['facter'] = ['~> 4.11', { require: false, source: 'https://rubygems-puppetcore.puppet.com' }]
+else
+  gems['puppet'] = location_for(puppet_version)
+  gems['facter'] = location_for(facter_version) if facter_version
+end
 
-gems['facter'] = location_for(facter_version) if facter_version
 gems['hiera'] = location_for(hiera_version) if hiera_version
 
 gems.each do |gem_name, gem_params|