diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
index 48fcdcd8c..4eb314fe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os:
-          # TODO(simonpasquier): enable the job for macos platforms.
-          # It's been disabled because mdox fails to query the GitHub API
-          # server (which returns 403 Forbidden).
-          #- macos-latest
+          - macos-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
     name: Generate and format
     steps:
@@ -29,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
         go-version: '${{ env.golang-version }}'
         check-latest: true
     - run: make --always-make format generate && git diff --exit-code
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 
   check-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -42,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
         go-version: '${{ env.golang-version }}'
         check-latest: true
     - run: make check-docs
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 
   check-golang:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
         go-version: '${{ env.golang-version }}'
         check-latest: true
     - run: make operator
+
   po-rule-migration:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Build Prometheus Operator rule config map to rule file CRDs CLI tool
@@ -104,4 +106,3 @@ jobs:
         go-version: '${{ env.golang-version }}'
         check-latest: true
     - run: cd cmd/po-rule-migration && go install
-
diff --git a/.mdox.validate.yaml b/.mdox.validate.yaml
index b58bac106..cb1def723 100644
--- a/.mdox.validate.yaml
+++ b/.mdox.validate.yaml
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ validators:
   # Use the githubPullsIssues validator to avoid rate-limiting.
   - regex: '(^http[s]?:\/\/)(www\.)?(github\.com\/)prometheus-operator\/prometheus-operator(\/pull\/|\/issues\/)'
     type: githubPullsIssues
+    # The GitHub actions running mdox configure the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable.
+    token: '$(GITHUB_TOKEN)'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99da697a9..60ad9c111 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ MDOX_BINARY=$(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/mdox
 API_DOC_GEN_BINARY=$(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/gen-crd-api-reference-docs
 TOOLING=$(CONTROLLER_GEN_BINARY) $(GOBINDATA_BINARY) $(JB_BINARY) $(GOJSONTOYAML_BINARY) $(JSONNET_BINARY) $(JSONNETFMT_BINARY) $(SHELLCHECK_BINARY) $(PROMLINTER_BINARY) $(GOLANGCILINTER_BINARY) $(MDOX_BINARY) $(API_DOC_GEN_BINARY)
 
-
 K8S_GEN_BINARIES:=informer-gen lister-gen client-gen applyconfiguration-gen
 K8S_GEN_ARGS:=--go-header-file $(shell pwd)/.header --v=1 --logtostderr
 
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ else
 	BUILD_BRANCH=$(GITHUB_REF:refs/heads/%=%)
 	BUILD_REVISION=$(GITHUB_SHA)
 endif
+GITHUB_TOKEN?=
 
 # The Prometheus common library import path
 PROMETHEUS_COMMON_PKG=github.com/prometheus/common
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ MD_FILES_TO_FORMAT=$(filter-out $(FULLY_GENERATED_DOCS), $(shell find Documentat
 .PHONY: docs
 docs: $(MDOX_BINARY)
 	@echo ">> formatting and local/remote link check"
-	$(MDOX_BINARY) fmt --soft-wraps -l --links.localize.address-regex="https://prometheus-operator.dev/.*" --links.validate.config-file=$(MDOX_VALIDATE_CONFIG) $(MD_FILES_TO_FORMAT)
+	GITHUB_TOKEN=$(GITHUB_TOKEN) $(MDOX_BINARY) fmt --soft-wraps -l --links.localize.address-regex="https://prometheus-operator.dev/.*" --links.validate.config-file=$(MDOX_VALIDATE_CONFIG) $(MD_FILES_TO_FORMAT)
 
 .PHONY: check-docs
 check-docs: $(MDOX_BINARY)
 	@echo ">> checking formatting and local/remote links"
-	$(MDOX_BINARY) fmt --soft-wraps --check -l --links.localize.address-regex="https://prometheus-operator.dev/.*" --links.validate.config-file=$(MDOX_VALIDATE_CONFIG) $(MD_FILES_TO_FORMAT)
+	GITHUB_TOKEN=$(GITHUB_TOKEN) $(MDOX_BINARY) fmt --soft-wraps --check -l --links.localize.address-regex="https://prometheus-operator.dev/.*" --links.validate.config-file=$(MDOX_VALIDATE_CONFIG) $(MD_FILES_TO_FORMAT)
 
 ###########
 # Testing #