diff --git a/src/utilities/githubAPI.mjs b/src/utilities/githubAPI.mjs
index a46d6f6442b4..d6b7b70ddd41 100644
--- a/src/utilities/githubAPI.mjs
+++ b/src/utilities/githubAPI.mjs
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ if (
     auth: authentication.token,
   });
   console.log('api is authenticated');
+} else if (process.env.CI && process.env.VERCEL) {
+  // see https://vercel.com/docs/concepts/projects/environment-variables/system-environment-variables#system-environment-variables
+  api = new GithubAPI({
+    auth: process.env.WEBPACK_JS_ORG_VERCEL_KEY, // this is a personal access token of @chenxsan
+  });
+  console.log('api is authenticated on vercel');
 } else {
   api = new GithubAPI();
   console.log('api is not authenticated');
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 927dd8ccb252..2d52cd01f49d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -259,12 +259,7 @@
     resolve "^1.14.2"
     semver "^6.1.2"
 
-"@babel/helper-environment-visitor@^7.18.9":
-  version "7.18.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-environment-visitor/-/helper-environment-visitor-7.18.9.tgz#0c0cee9b35d2ca190478756865bb3528422f51be"
-  integrity sha512-3r/aACDJ3fhQ/EVgFy0hpj8oHyHpQc+LPtJoY9SzTThAsStm4Ptegq92vqKoE3vD706ZVFWITnMnxucw+S9Ipg==
-
-"@babel/helper-environment-visitor@^7.21.5":
+"@babel/helper-environment-visitor@^7.18.9", "@babel/helper-environment-visitor@^7.21.5":
   version "7.21.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-environment-visitor/-/helper-environment-visitor-7.21.5.tgz#c769afefd41d171836f7cb63e295bedf689d48ba"
   integrity sha512-IYl4gZ3ETsWocUWgsFZLM5i1BYx9SoemminVEXadgLBa9TdeorzgLKm8wWLA6J1N/kT3Kch8XIk1laNzYoHKvQ==
@@ -298,14 +293,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@babel/types" "^7.21.0"
 
-"@babel/helper-module-imports@^7.10.4", "@babel/helper-module-imports@^7.18.6":
-  version "7.18.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-module-imports/-/helper-module-imports-7.18.6.tgz#1e3ebdbbd08aad1437b428c50204db13c5a3ca6e"
-  integrity sha512-0NFvs3VkuSYbFi1x2Vd6tKrywq+z/cLeYC/RJNFrIX/30Bf5aiGYbtvGXolEktzJH8o5E5KJ3tT+nkxuuZFVlA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/types" "^7.18.6"
-
-"@babel/helper-module-imports@^7.21.4":
+"@babel/helper-module-imports@^7.10.4", "@babel/helper-module-imports@^7.18.6", "@babel/helper-module-imports@^7.21.4":
   version "7.21.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-module-imports/-/helper-module-imports-7.21.4.tgz#ac88b2f76093637489e718a90cec6cf8a9b029af"
   integrity sha512-orajc5T2PsRYUN3ZryCEFeMDYwyw09c/pZeaQEZPH0MpKzSvn3e0uXsDBu3k03VI+9DBiRo+l22BfKTpKwa/Wg==
@@ -6609,20 +6597,13 @@ is-ci@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     ci-info "^3.1.1"
 
-is-core-module@^2.11.0:
+is-core-module@^2.11.0, is-core-module@^2.9.0:
   version "2.12.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-core-module/-/is-core-module-2.12.0.tgz#36ad62f6f73c8253fd6472517a12483cf03e7ec4"
   integrity sha512-RECHCBCd/viahWmwj6enj19sKbHfJrddi/6cBDsNTKbNq0f7VeaUkBo60BqzvPqo/W54ChS62Z5qyun7cfOMqQ==
   dependencies:
     has "^1.0.3"
 
-is-core-module@^2.9.0:
-  version "2.9.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-core-module/-/is-core-module-2.9.0.tgz#e1c34429cd51c6dd9e09e0799e396e27b19a9c69"
-  integrity sha512-+5FPy5PnwmO3lvfMb0AsoPaBG+5KHUI0wYFXOtYPnVVVspTFUuMZNfNaNVRt3FZadstu2c8x23vykRW/NBoU6A==
-  dependencies:
-    has "^1.0.3"
-
 is-date-object@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-date-object/-/is-date-object-1.0.2.tgz#bda736f2cd8fd06d32844e7743bfa7494c3bfd7e"