diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 965777e..e268d37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ Available targets:
 | <a name="input_fetch_git_submodules"></a> [fetch\_git\_submodules](#input\_fetch\_git\_submodules) | If set to true, fetches Git submodules for the AWS CodeBuild build project. | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_git_clone_depth"></a> [git\_clone\_depth](#input\_git\_clone\_depth) | Truncate git history to this many commits. | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_github_token"></a> [github\_token](#input\_github\_token) | (Optional) GitHub auth token environment variable (`GITHUB_TOKEN`) | `string` | `""` | no |
+| <a name="input_github_token_type"></a> [github\_token\_type](#input\_github\_token\_type) | Storage type of GITHUB\_TOKEN environment variable (`PARAMETER_STORE`, `PLAINTEXT`, `SECRETS_MANAGER`) | `string` | `"PARAMETER_STORE"` | no |
 | <a name="input_id_length_limit"></a> [id\_length\_limit](#input\_id\_length\_limit) | Limit `id` to this many characters (minimum 6).<br>Set to `0` for unlimited length.<br>Set to `null` for default, which is `0`.<br>Does not affect `id_full`. | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_image_repo_name"></a> [image\_repo\_name](#input\_image\_repo\_name) | (Optional) ECR repository name to store the Docker image built by this module. Used as CodeBuild ENV variable when building Docker images. For more info: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codebuild/latest/userguide/sample-docker.html | `string` | `"UNSET"` | no |
 | <a name="input_image_tag"></a> [image\_tag](#input\_image\_tag) | (Optional) Docker image tag in the ECR repository, e.g. 'latest'. Used as CodeBuild ENV variable when building Docker images. For more info: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codebuild/latest/userguide/sample-docker.html | `string` | `"latest"` | no |
diff --git a/docs/terraform.md b/docs/terraform.md
index 11ca5e0..f020b84 100644
--- a/docs/terraform.md
+++ b/docs/terraform.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 | <a name="input_fetch_git_submodules"></a> [fetch\_git\_submodules](#input\_fetch\_git\_submodules) | If set to true, fetches Git submodules for the AWS CodeBuild build project. | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_git_clone_depth"></a> [git\_clone\_depth](#input\_git\_clone\_depth) | Truncate git history to this many commits. | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_github_token"></a> [github\_token](#input\_github\_token) | (Optional) GitHub auth token environment variable (`GITHUB_TOKEN`) | `string` | `""` | no |
+| <a name="input_github_token_type"></a> [github\_token\_type](#input\_github\_token\_type) | Storage type of GITHUB\_TOKEN environment variable (`PARAMETER_STORE`, `PLAINTEXT`, `SECRETS_MANAGER`) | `string` | `"PARAMETER_STORE"` | no |
 | <a name="input_id_length_limit"></a> [id\_length\_limit](#input\_id\_length\_limit) | Limit `id` to this many characters (minimum 6).<br>Set to `0` for unlimited length.<br>Set to `null` for default, which is `0`.<br>Does not affect `id_full`. | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_image_repo_name"></a> [image\_repo\_name](#input\_image\_repo\_name) | (Optional) ECR repository name to store the Docker image built by this module. Used as CodeBuild ENV variable when building Docker images. For more info: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codebuild/latest/userguide/sample-docker.html | `string` | `"UNSET"` | no |
 | <a name="input_image_tag"></a> [image\_tag](#input\_image\_tag) | (Optional) Docker image tag in the ECR repository, e.g. 'latest'. Used as CodeBuild ENV variable when building Docker images. For more info: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codebuild/latest/userguide/sample-docker.html | `string` | `"latest"` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 195f0d5..3020b03 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ resource "aws_codebuild_project" "default" {
       content {
         name  = "GITHUB_TOKEN"
         value = var.github_token
+        type  = var.github_token_type
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index c8e871a..e71790b 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ variable "github_token" {
   description = "(Optional) GitHub auth token environment variable (`GITHUB_TOKEN`)"
 }
 
+variable "github_token_type" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = "PARAMETER_STORE"
+  description = "Storage type of GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable (`PARAMETER_STORE`, `PLAINTEXT`, `SECRETS_MANAGER`)"
+}
+
 variable "aws_region" {
   type        = string
   default     = ""