diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 43e0dffc..08f1472c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0
+	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.3
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e57ff4af..42c7171f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.3 h1:Z//5NuZCSW6R4PhQ93hShNbyBbn8BWCmCVCt+Q8Io5k=
+github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.3/go.mod h1:t1ufH5HMublsJYulve2RKmHDC15xu1f26kHCp/HgceI=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
diff --git a/pkg/github/repositories.go b/pkg/github/repositories.go
index c8bf01dc..37e07597 100644
--- a/pkg/github/repositories.go
+++ b/pkg/github/repositories.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
+	"github.com/aws/smithy-go/ptr"
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v69/github"
 	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
 	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/server"
@@ -125,14 +126,14 @@ func createOrUpdateFile(client *github.Client) (tool mcp.Tool, handler server.To
 
 			// Create the file options
 			opts := &github.RepositoryContentFileOptions{
-				Message: github.String(message),
+				Message: ptr.String(message),
 				Content: contentBytes,
-				Branch:  github.String(branch),
+				Branch:  ptr.String(branch),
 			}
 
 			// If SHA is provided, set it (for updates)
 			if sha, ok := request.Params.Arguments["sha"].(string); ok && sha != "" {
-				opts.SHA = github.String(sha)
+				opts.SHA = ptr.String(sha)
 			}
 
 			// Create or update the file