diff --git a/guix/swh.scm b/guix/swh.scm
index 5c41685a24..1aaf733b5d 100644
--- a/guix/swh.scm
+++ b/guix/swh.scm
@@ -153,12 +153,20 @@ (define url
       url
       (string-append url "/")))
 
+(define token
+  'xxXxxXxxXxXXXxXxXxXxXxXxxXXxXxXxXxxXXxxxxxxxXxXxXXXxXXXxXXXxXxxxXxXxXXXxXXXxXXXxXxxxXxXxXxxxXXXxXXXxxX.xxXxXXXxXxXxXxXxXxxxXxXxXxxxxXXxXxXxXxxxXXXxXXxxXxxxXXXxXxxxXXxxXXXxXXXxXXxxXxXxXXXxXxxxxxXxXxxxxXXxXxxxXXXxxXxxxxXxxxXxXXxxxxxxXXxxXxxxXxxxxXXxXxXxXXxxxxxXxxXxxxXxXXxxxxxxXXxxXxxxXXXxXxxxxXXxxXXxXxxxxXXxXxXxXxXxXXXxxXXxxXXxXxXxxxXxXxXxxXxxxxXxxXxxXxXxXxXxXXXxXXXxxXXxXxXxXXXxxXXxXxXxXXXxXXxxXxxxXXXxXXXxXXxxXXXxXxxxXXxxXXXxXxXxXxXxXXXxxXXxXxXXXxXxxXxxXxxxXXxxXxxxxxxxXXxxXxXxXxXxxxXxxxxxxxXxxXXxXxXxXXXxXxxxXxxxXxxxXXXxXxXxXxXxXxxxXxxxXXXxXxXxXxXxXXXxXxxxXXXxXxxxXXxxXXXxXxXxxXxxXxXxXxXxxxXxxxxxxXxxXXXxXXxxXxx.xxXxxxxXxxxxXxxxxXXxXXxxxXXXX-xxx_xxxXXxxxx
+  )
+
 ;; XXX: Work around a bug in Guile 3.0.2 where #:verify-certificate? would
 ;; be ignored (<https://bugs.gnu.org/40486>).
 (define* (http-get* uri #:rest rest)
-  (apply http-request uri #:method 'GET rest))
+  (apply http-request uri #:method 'GET
+         #:headers `((authorization . (Bearer ,token)))
+         rest))
 (define* (http-post* uri #:rest rest)
-  (apply http-request uri #:method 'POST rest))
+  (apply http-request uri #:method 'POST
+         #:headers `((authorization . (Bearer ,token)))
+         rest))
 
 (define %date-regexp
   ;; Match strings like "2014-11-17T22:09:38+01:00" or