diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ccbdc4c35f97..8c5fcdef268a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.17.0
-	github.com/google/go-github/v42 v42.0.0
+	github.com/google/go-github/v57 v57.0.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.5.0
 	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.12.0
 	github.com/h2non/filetype v1.1.3
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/flatbuffers v23.1.21+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-github/v57 v57.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20211214055906-6f57359322fd // indirect
 	github.com/google/s2a-go v0.1.7 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6c9dbde9dec1..f119c67a0caa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.17.0 h1:5p+zYs/R4VGHkhyvgWurWrpJ2hW4Vv9fQI+GzdcwXLk=
 github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.17.0/go.mod h1:u0qB2l7mvtWVR5kNcbFIhFY1hLbf8eeGapA+vbFDCtQ=
-github.com/google/go-github/v42 v42.0.0 h1:YNT0FwjPrEysRkLIiKuEfSvBPCGKphW5aS5PxwaoLec=
-github.com/google/go-github/v42 v42.0.0/go.mod h1:jgg/jvyI0YlDOM1/ps6XYh04HNQ3vKf0CVko62/EhRg=
 github.com/google/go-github/v57 v57.0.0 h1:L+Y3UPTY8ALM8x+TV0lg+IEBI+upibemtBD8Q9u7zHs=
 github.com/google/go-github/v57 v57.0.0/go.mod h1:s0omdnye0hvK/ecLvpsGfJMiRt85PimQh4oygmLIxHw=
 github.com/google/go-querystring v0.0.0-20170111101155-53e6ce116135/go.mod h1:odCYkC5MyYFN7vkCjXpyrEuKhc/BUO6wN/zVPAxq5ck=
diff --git a/pkg/sources/git/git.go b/pkg/sources/git/git.go
index 9843b860cf6c..344202ee3340 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/git/git.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/git/git.go
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v42/github"
-	diskbufferreader "github.com/trufflesecurity/disk-buffer-reader"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v57/github"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
 
+	diskbufferreader "github.com/trufflesecurity/disk-buffer-reader"
+
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/cleantemp"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/context"
diff --git a/pkg/sources/github/github.go b/pkg/sources/github/github.go
index 555c69ab7d8c..1271d729396e 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/github/github.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/github/github.go
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/exp/rand"
+
 	"github.com/bradleyfalzon/ghinstallation/v2"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/gobwas/glob"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v42/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v57/github"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
@@ -388,7 +390,6 @@ func (s *Source) visibilityOf(ctx context.Context, repoURL string) (visibility s
 		return
 	}
 
-	var resp *github.Response
 	urlPathParts := strings.Split(u.Path, "/")
 	switch len(urlPathParts) {
 	case 2:
@@ -397,8 +398,8 @@ func (s *Source) visibilityOf(ctx context.Context, repoURL string) (visibility s
 		repoName := urlPathParts[1]
 		repoName = strings.TrimSuffix(repoName, ".git")
 		for {
-			gist, resp, err = s.apiClient.Gists.Get(ctx, repoName)
-			if !s.handleRateLimit(err, resp) {
+			gist, _, err = s.apiClient.Gists.Get(ctx, repoName)
+			if !s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -415,8 +416,8 @@ func (s *Source) visibilityOf(ctx context.Context, repoURL string) (visibility s
 		repoName := urlPathParts[2]
 		repoName = strings.TrimSuffix(repoName, ".git")
 		for {
-			repo, resp, err = s.apiClient.Repositories.Get(ctx, owner, repoName)
-			if !s.handleRateLimit(err, resp) {
+			repo, _, err = s.apiClient.Repositories.Get(ctx, owner, repoName)
+			if !s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -584,13 +585,12 @@ func (s *Source) enumerateWithToken(ctx context.Context, apiEndpoint, token stri
 
 	var (
 		ghUser *github.User
-		resp   *github.Response
 	)
 
 	ctx.Logger().V(1).Info("Enumerating with token", "endpoint", apiEndpoint)
 	for {
-		ghUser, resp, err = s.apiClient.Users.Get(ctx, "")
-		if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err, resp); handled {
+		ghUser, _, err = s.apiClient.Users.Get(ctx, "")
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -869,53 +869,70 @@ func (s *Source) cloneAndScanRepo(ctx context.Context, client *github.Client, re
 	return duration, nil
 }
 
-// handleRateLimit returns true if a rate limit was handled
-// Unauthenticated access to most github endpoints has a rate limit of 60 requests per hour.
-// This will likely only be exhausted if many users/orgs are scanned without auth
-func (s *Source) handleRateLimit(errIn error, res *github.Response) bool {
-	var (
-		knownWait  = true
-		remaining  = 0
-		retryAfter time.Duration
-	)
+var (
+	rateLimitMu         sync.RWMutex
+	rateLimitResumeTime time.Time
+)
 
-	// GitHub has both primary (RateLimit) and secondary (AbuseRateLimit) errors.
-	var rateLimit *github.RateLimitError
-	var abuseLimit *github.AbuseRateLimitError
-	if errors.As(errIn, &rateLimit) {
-		// Do nothing
-	} else if errors.As(errIn, &abuseLimit) {
-		retryAfter = abuseLimit.GetRetryAfter()
-	} else {
+// handleRateLimit returns true if a rate limit was handled
+//
+// Unauthenticated users have a rate limit of 60 requests per hour.
+// Authenticated users have a rate limit of 5,000 requests per hour,
+// however, certain actions are subject to a stricter "secondary" limit.
+// https://docs.github.com/en/rest/overview/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api
+func (s *Source) handleRateLimit(errIn error) bool {
+	if errIn == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	githubNumRateLimitEncountered.WithLabelValues(s.name).Inc()
-	// Parse retry information from response headers, unless a Retry-After value was already provided.
-	// https://docs.github.com/en/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#exceeding-the-rate-limit
-	if retryAfter <= 0 && res != nil {
-		var err error
-		remaining, err = strconv.Atoi(res.Header.Get("x-ratelimit-remaining"))
-		if err != nil {
-			knownWait = false
+	rateLimitMu.RLock()
+	resumeTime := rateLimitResumeTime
+	rateLimitMu.RUnlock()
+
+	var retryAfter time.Duration
+	if resumeTime.IsZero() || time.Now().After(resumeTime) {
+		rateLimitMu.Lock()
+
+		var (
+			now = time.Now()
+
+			// GitHub has both primary (RateLimit) and secondary (AbuseRateLimit) errors.
+			limitType  string
+			rateLimit  *github.RateLimitError
+			abuseLimit *github.AbuseRateLimitError
+		)
+		if errors.As(errIn, &rateLimit) {
+			limitType = "primary"
+			rate := rateLimit.Rate
+			if rate.Remaining == 0 { // TODO: Will we ever receive a |RateLimitError| when remaining > 0?
+				retryAfter = rate.Reset.Sub(now)
+			}
+		} else if errors.As(errIn, &abuseLimit) {
+			limitType = "secondary"
+			retryAfter = abuseLimit.GetRetryAfter()
+		} else {
+			rateLimitMu.Unlock()
+			return false
 		}
 
-		resetTime, err := strconv.Atoi(res.Header.Get("x-ratelimit-reset"))
-		if err != nil || resetTime == 0 {
-			knownWait = false
-		} else if resetTime > 0 {
-			retryAfter = time.Duration(int64(resetTime)-time.Now().Unix()) * time.Second
+		jitter := time.Duration(rand.Intn(10)+1) * time.Second
+		if retryAfter > 0 {
+			retryAfter = retryAfter + jitter
+			rateLimitResumeTime = now.Add(retryAfter)
+			s.log.V(0).Info(fmt.Sprintf("exceeded %s rate limit", limitType), "retry_after", retryAfter.String(), "resume_time", rateLimitResumeTime.Format(time.RFC3339))
+		} else {
+			retryAfter = (5 * time.Minute) + jitter
+			rateLimitResumeTime = now.Add(retryAfter)
+			// TODO: Use exponential backoff instead of static retry time.
+			s.log.V(0).Error(errIn, "unexpected rate limit error", "retry_after", retryAfter.String(), "resume_time", rateLimitResumeTime.Format(time.RFC3339))
 		}
-	}
 
-	resumeTime := time.Now().Add(retryAfter).String()
-	if knownWait && remaining == 0 && retryAfter > 0 {
-		s.log.V(2).Info("rate limited", "retry_after", retryAfter.String(), "resume_time", resumeTime)
+		rateLimitMu.Unlock()
 	} else {
-		// TODO: Use exponential backoff instead of static retry time.
-		retryAfter = time.Minute * 5
-		s.log.V(2).Error(errIn, "unexpected rate limit error", "retry_after", retryAfter.String(), "resume_time", resumeTime)
+		retryAfter = resumeTime.Sub(time.Now())
 	}
+
+	githubNumRateLimitEncountered.WithLabelValues(s.name).Inc()
 	time.Sleep(retryAfter)
 	githubSecondsSpentRateLimited.WithLabelValues(s.name).Add(retryAfter.Seconds())
 	return true
@@ -940,10 +957,7 @@ func (s *Source) addUserGistsToCache(ctx context.Context, user string) error {
 	logger := s.log.WithValues("user", user)
 	for {
 		gists, res, err := s.apiClient.Gists.List(ctx, user, gistOpts)
-		if err == nil {
-			res.Body.Close()
-		}
-		if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err, res); handled {
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -996,11 +1010,8 @@ func (s *Source) addAllVisibleOrgs(ctx context.Context) {
 		},
 	}
 	for {
-		orgs, resp, err := s.apiClient.Organizations.ListAll(ctx, orgOpts)
-		if err == nil {
-			resp.Body.Close()
-		}
-		if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err, resp); handled {
+		orgs, _, err := s.apiClient.Organizations.ListAll(ctx, orgOpts)
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1037,10 +1048,7 @@ func (s *Source) addOrgsByUser(ctx context.Context, user string) {
 	logger := s.log.WithValues("user", user)
 	for {
 		orgs, resp, err := s.apiClient.Organizations.List(ctx, "", orgOpts)
-		if err == nil {
-			resp.Body.Close()
-		}
-		if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err, resp); handled {
+		if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err); handled {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1075,10 +1083,7 @@ func (s *Source) addMembersByOrg(ctx context.Context, org string) error {
 	logger := s.log.WithValues("org", org)
 	for {
 		members, res, err := s.apiClient.Organizations.ListMembers(ctx, org, opts)
-		if err == nil {
-			defer res.Body.Close()
-		}
-		if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err, res); handled {
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil || len(members) == 0 {
@@ -1150,8 +1155,8 @@ func (s *Source) processGistComments(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, trimm
 		Page:    initialPage,
 	}
 	for {
-		comments, resp, err := s.apiClient.Gists.ListComments(ctx, gistID, options)
-		if s.handleRateLimit(err, resp) {
+		comments, _, err := s.apiClient.Gists.ListComments(ctx, gistID, options)
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			break
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1254,8 +1259,8 @@ func (s *Source) processIssues(ctx context.Context, info repoInfo, chunksChan ch
 	}
 
 	for {
-		issues, resp, err := s.apiClient.Issues.ListByRepo(ctx, info.owner, info.repo, bodyTextsOpts)
-		if s.handleRateLimit(err, resp) {
+		issues, _, err := s.apiClient.Issues.ListByRepo(ctx, info.owner, info.repo, bodyTextsOpts)
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -1287,8 +1292,8 @@ func (s *Source) processIssueComments(ctx context.Context, info repoInfo, chunks
 	}
 
 	for {
-		issueComments, resp, err := s.apiClient.Issues.ListComments(ctx, info.owner, info.repo, allComments, issueOpts)
-		if s.handleRateLimit(err, resp) {
+		issueComments, _, err := s.apiClient.Issues.ListComments(ctx, info.owner, info.repo, allComments, issueOpts)
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -1321,8 +1326,8 @@ func (s *Source) processPRs(ctx context.Context, info repoInfo, chunksChan chan
 	}
 
 	for {
-		prs, resp, err := s.apiClient.PullRequests.List(ctx, info.owner, info.repo, prOpts)
-		if s.handleRateLimit(err, resp) {
+		prs, _, err := s.apiClient.PullRequests.List(ctx, info.owner, info.repo, prOpts)
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -1354,8 +1359,8 @@ func (s *Source) processPRComments(ctx context.Context, info repoInfo, chunksCha
 	}
 
 	for {
-		prComments, resp, err := s.apiClient.PullRequests.ListComments(ctx, info.owner, info.repo, allComments, prOpts)
-		if s.handleRateLimit(err, resp) {
+		prComments, _, err := s.apiClient.PullRequests.ListComments(ctx, info.owner, info.repo, allComments, prOpts)
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			break
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/sources/github/github_test.go b/pkg/sources/github/github_test.go
index 8b5fd27e1909..5c202fa9093c 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/github/github_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/github/github_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v42/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v57/github"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
@@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ func TestNormalizeRepos(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestHandleRateLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	s := initTestSource(nil)
-	assert.False(t, s.handleRateLimit(nil, nil))
+	assert.False(t, s.handleRateLimit(nil))
 
 	err := &github.RateLimitError{}
 	res := &github.Response{Response: &http.Response{Header: make(http.Header)}}
 	res.Header.Set("x-ratelimit-remaining", "0")
 	res.Header.Set("x-ratelimit-reset", strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().Unix()+1, 10))
-	assert.True(t, s.handleRateLimit(err, res))
+	assert.True(t, s.handleRateLimit(err))
 }
 
 func TestEnumerateUnauthenticated(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/sources/github/repo.go b/pkg/sources/github/repo.go
index f76b3100643b..9e6ed9a9592e 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/github/repo.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/github/repo.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	gogit "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v42/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v57/github"
 
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/context"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/giturl"
@@ -98,12 +98,11 @@ func (s *Source) userAndToken(ctx context.Context, installationClient *github.Cl
 	case *sourcespb.GitHub_Token:
 		var (
 			ghUser *github.User
-			resp   *github.Response
 			err    error
 		)
 		for {
-			ghUser, resp, err = s.apiClient.Users.Get(ctx, "")
-			if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err, resp); handled {
+			ghUser, _, err = s.apiClient.Users.Get(ctx, "")
+			if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if err != nil {
@@ -204,10 +203,7 @@ func (s *Source) processRepos(ctx context.Context, target string, listRepos repo
 
 	for {
 		someRepos, res, err := listRepos(ctx, target, listOpts)
-		if err == nil {
-			res.Body.Close()
-		}
-		if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err, res); handled {
+		if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -287,8 +283,8 @@ type commitQuery struct {
 // getDiffForFileInCommit retrieves the diff for a specified file in a commit.
 // If the file or its diff is not found, it returns an error.
 func (s *Source) getDiffForFileInCommit(ctx context.Context, query commitQuery) (string, error) {
-	commit, resp, err := s.apiClient.Repositories.GetCommit(ctx, query.owner, query.repo, query.sha, nil)
-	if handled := s.handleRateLimit(err, resp); handled {
+	commit, _, err := s.apiClient.Repositories.GetCommit(ctx, query.owner, query.repo, query.sha, nil)
+	if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("error fetching commit %s due to rate limit: %w", query.sha, err)
 	}
 	if err != nil {