diff --git a/lib/datasource/git-refs/index.ts b/lib/datasource/git-refs/index.ts
index 16801069614a7aceff75c33a5978dad1d1b99300..b8bc26a4ab06affa5dd501b7326200a4b3e656b1 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/git-refs/index.ts
+++ b/lib/datasource/git-refs/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import simpleGit from 'simple-git';
 import * as packageCache from '../../util/cache/package';
+import { getRemoteUrlWithToken } from '../../util/git/url';
 import * as semver from '../../versioning/semver';
 import type { DigestConfig, GetReleasesConfig, ReleaseResult } from '../types';
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export async function getRawRefs({
   }
 
   // fetch remote tags
-  const lsRemote = await git.listRemote([lookupName]);
+  const lsRemote = await git.listRemote([getRemoteUrlWithToken(lookupName)]);
   if (!lsRemote) {
     return null;
   }