diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.js b/lib/platform/github/index.js
index 04dd8c66006454f584ffd2a2680cca6f4f39f1e2..d550dac8767ec092be7f6711f7f995ff4a3d8bda 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.js
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.js
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ async function getIssueList() {
     const res = await get(
       `repos/${config.parentRepo ||
         config.repository}/issues?filter=created&state=open&per_page=100&sort=updated`,
-      { useCache: false }
+      { paginate: true, useCache: false }
     );
     // istanbul ignore if
     if (!is.array(res.body)) {