diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index dcda5386d4..70e8ff25df 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -157,17 +157,17 @@ importers:
 
   src/api/dependency-discovery:
     specifiers:
-      '@octokit/request': 5.6.3
       '@senecacdot/eslint-config-telescope': 1.1.0
       '@senecacdot/satellite': ^1.27.0
       env-cmd: 10.1.0
       eslint: 7.32.0
       nodemon: 2.0.15
+      octokit: 1.7.1
       query-registry: 2.2.0
       supertest: 6.1.6
     dependencies:
-      '@octokit/request': 5.6.3
       '@senecacdot/satellite': 1.27.0
+      octokit: 1.7.1
       query-registry: 2.2.0
       supertest: 6.1.6
     devDependencies:
@@ -365,9 +365,6 @@ importers:
 
   src/api/status:
     specifiers:
-      '@octokit/core': 3.5.1
-      '@octokit/plugin-retry': 3.0.9
-      '@octokit/plugin-throttling': 3.5.2
       '@popperjs/core': 2.11.5
       '@senecacdot/eslint-config-telescope': 1.1.0
       '@senecacdot/satellite': ^1.27.0
@@ -378,6 +375,7 @@ importers:
       express-handlebars: 6.0.4
       nodemon: 2.0.15
       npm-run-all: 4.1.5
+      octokit: 1.7.1
       perfect-scrollbar: 1.5.5
       sass: 1.49.9
       vite: 2.8.6
@@ -386,15 +384,13 @@ importers:
       xterm-addon-web-links: 0.5.1
       xterm-addon-webgl: 0.11.4
     dependencies:
-      '@octokit/core': 3.5.1
-      '@octokit/plugin-retry': 3.0.9
-      '@octokit/plugin-throttling': 3.5.2_@octokit+core@3.5.1
       '@popperjs/core': 2.11.5
       '@senecacdot/satellite': 1.27.0
       bootstrap: 5.1.3_@popperjs+core@2.11.5
       express: 4.17.3
       express-handlebars: 6.0.4
       npm-run-all: 4.1.5
+      octokit: 1.7.1
       perfect-scrollbar: 1.5.5
       sass: 1.49.9
       vite: 2.8.6_sass@1.49.9
@@ -4935,12 +4931,88 @@ packages:
       '@nodelib/fs.scandir': 2.1.5
       fastq: 1.13.0
 
+  /@octokit/app/12.0.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lM3pIfx2h+UbvsXHFVs1ApJ9Rmp8LO4ciFSr5q/9MdHmhsH6WtwayieUn875xwB77IoR9r8czxxxASu2WCtdeA==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/auth-app': 3.6.1
+      '@octokit/auth-unauthenticated': 2.1.0
+      '@octokit/core': 3.5.1
+      '@octokit/oauth-app': 3.6.0
+      '@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest': 2.17.0_@octokit+core@3.5.1
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+      '@octokit/webhooks': 9.15.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: false
+
+  /@octokit/auth-app/3.6.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6oa6CFphIYI7NxxHrdVOzhG7hkcKyGyYocg7lNDSJVauVOLtylg8hNJzoUyPAYKKK0yUeoZamE/lMs2tG+S+JA==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/auth-oauth-app': 4.3.0
+      '@octokit/auth-oauth-user': 1.3.0
+      '@octokit/request': 5.6.3
+      '@octokit/request-error': 2.1.0
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+      '@types/lru-cache': 5.1.1
+      deprecation: 2.3.1
+      lru-cache: 6.0.0
+      universal-github-app-jwt: 1.1.0
+      universal-user-agent: 6.0.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: false
+
+  /@octokit/auth-oauth-app/4.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cETmhmOQRHCz6cLP7StThlJROff3A/ln67Q961GuIr9zvyFXZ4lIJy9RE6Uw5O7D8IXWPU3jhDnG47FTSGQr8Q==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/auth-oauth-device': 3.1.2
+      '@octokit/auth-oauth-user': 1.3.0
+      '@octokit/request': 5.6.3
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+      '@types/btoa-lite': 1.0.0
+      btoa-lite: 1.0.0
+      universal-user-agent: 6.0.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: false
+
+  /@octokit/auth-oauth-device/3.1.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-w7Po4Ck6N2aAn2VQyKLuojruiyKROTBv4qs6IwE5rbwF7HhBXXp4A/NKmkpoFIZkiXQtM+N8QtkSck4ApYWdGg==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/oauth-methods': 1.2.6
+      '@octokit/request': 5.6.3
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+      universal-user-agent: 6.0.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: false
+
+  /@octokit/auth-oauth-user/1.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-3QC/TAdk7onnxfyZ24BnJRfZv8TRzQK7SEFUS9vLng4Vv6Hv6I64ujdk/CUkREec8lhrwU764SZ/d+yrjjqhaQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/auth-oauth-device': 3.1.2
+      '@octokit/oauth-methods': 1.2.6
+      '@octokit/request': 5.6.3
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+      btoa-lite: 1.0.0
+      universal-user-agent: 6.0.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: false
+
   /@octokit/auth-token/2.5.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-r5FVUJCOLl19AxiuZD2VRZ/ORjp/4IN98Of6YJoJOkY75CIBuYfmiNHGrDwXr+aLGG55igl9QrxX3hbiXlLb+g==}
     dependencies:
       '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
     dev: false
 
+  /@octokit/auth-unauthenticated/2.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+baofLfSL0CAv3CfGQ9rxiZZQEX8VNJMGuuS4PgrMRBUL52Ho5+hQYb63UJQshw7EXYMPDZxbXznc0y33cbPqw==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/request-error': 2.1.0
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+    dev: false
+
   /@octokit/core/3.5.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-omncwpLVxMP+GLpLPgeGJBF6IWJFjXDS5flY5VbppePYX9XehevbDykRH9PdCdvqt9TS5AOTiDide7h0qrkHjw==}
     dependencies:
@@ -4973,10 +5045,61 @@ packages:
       - encoding
     dev: false
 
+  /@octokit/oauth-app/3.6.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OxPw4ItQXaC2GuEXyZB7EmZ2rHvNFX4y3yAsqdFIRW7qg2HyoEPxacxza6c8wqbEEvu84b98AJ5BXm+IjPWrww==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/auth-oauth-app': 4.3.0
+      '@octokit/auth-oauth-user': 1.3.0
+      '@octokit/auth-unauthenticated': 2.1.0
+      '@octokit/core': 3.5.1
+      '@octokit/oauth-authorization-url': 4.3.3
+      '@octokit/oauth-methods': 1.2.6
+      '@types/aws-lambda': 8.10.93
+      fromentries: 1.3.2
+      universal-user-agent: 6.0.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: false
+
+  /@octokit/oauth-authorization-url/4.3.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lhP/t0i8EwTmayHG4dqLXgU+uPVys4WD/qUNvC+HfB1S1dyqULm5Yx9uKc1x79aP66U1Cb4OZeW8QU/RA9A4XA==}
+    dev: false
+
+  /@octokit/oauth-methods/1.2.6:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-nImHQoOtKnSNn05uk2o76om1tJWiAo4lOu2xMAHYsNr0fwopP+Dv+2MlGvaMMlFjoqVd3fF3X5ZDTKCsqgmUaQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/oauth-authorization-url': 4.3.3
+      '@octokit/request': 5.6.3
+      '@octokit/request-error': 2.1.0
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+      btoa-lite: 1.0.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: false
+
   /@octokit/openapi-types/11.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PBsVO+15KSlGmiI8QAzaqvsNlZlrDlyAJYcrXBCvVUxCp7VnXjkwPoFHgjEJXx3WF9BAwkA6nfCUA7i9sODzKA==}
     dev: false
 
+  /@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest/2.17.0_@octokit+core@3.5.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-tzMbrbnam2Mt4AhuyCHvpRkS0oZ5MvwwcQPYGtMv4tUa5kkzG58SVB0fcsLulOZQeRnOgdkZWkRUiyBlh0Bkyw==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@octokit/core': '>=2'
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/core': 3.5.1
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+    dev: false
+
+  /@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/5.13.0_@octokit+core@3.5.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-uJjMTkN1KaOIgNtUPMtIXDOjx6dGYysdIFhgA52x4xSadQCz3b/zJexvITDVpANnfKPW/+E0xkOvLntqMYpviA==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@octokit/core': '>=3'
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/core': 3.5.1
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+      deprecation: 2.3.1
+    dev: false
+
   /@octokit/plugin-retry/3.0.9:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-r+fArdP5+TG6l1Rv/C9hVoty6tldw6cE2pRHNGmFPdyfrc696R6JjrQ3d7HdVqGwuzfyrcaLAKD7K8TX8aehUQ==}
     dependencies:
@@ -6333,6 +6456,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-HnYpAE1Y6kRyKM/XkEuiRQhTHvkzMBurTHnpFLYLBGPIylZNPs9jJcuOOYWxPLJCSEtmZT0Y8rHDokKN7rRTig==}
     dev: false
 
+  /@types/aws-lambda/8.10.93:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Vsyi9ogDAY3REZDjYnXMRJJa62SDvxHXxJI5nGDQdZW058dDE+av/anynN2rLKbCKXDRNw3D/sQmqxVflZFi4A==}
+    dev: false
+
   /@types/babel__core/7.1.18:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-S7unDjm/C7z2A2R9NzfKCK1I+BAALDtxEmsJBwlB3EzNfb929ykjL++1CK9LO++EIp2fQrC8O+BwjKvz6UeDyQ==}
     dependencies:
@@ -6371,6 +6498,10 @@ packages:
       '@types/node': 17.0.12
     dev: false
 
+  /@types/btoa-lite/1.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-wJsiX1tosQ+J5+bY5LrSahHxr2wT+uME5UDwdN1kg4frt40euqA+wzECkmq4t5QbveHiJepfdThgQrPw6KiSlg==}
+    dev: false
+
   /@types/cacheable-request/6.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-B3xVo+dlKM6nnKTcmm5ZtY/OL8bOAOd2Olee9M1zft65ox50OzjEHW91sDiU9j6cvW8Ejg1/Qkf4xd2kugApUA==}
     dependencies:
@@ -6500,6 +6631,12 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-7ihweulOEdK4J7y+UnC86n8+ce4=}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/jsonwebtoken/8.5.8:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zm6xBQpFDIDM6o9r6HSgDeIcLy82TKWctCXEPbJJcXb5AKmi5BNNdLXneixK4lplX3PqIVcwLBCGE/kAGnlD4A==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/node': 17.0.12
+    dev: false
+
   /@types/keyv/3.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FXCJgyyN3ivVgRoml4h94G/p3kY+u/B86La+QptcqJaWtBWtmc6TtkNfS40n9bIvyLteHh7zXOtgbobORKPbDg==}
     dependencies:
@@ -6510,6 +6647,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0d5Wd09ItQWH1qFbEyQ7oTQ3GZrMfth5JkbN3EvTKLXcHLRDSXeLnlvlOn0wvxVIwK5o2M8JzP/OWz7T3NRsbw==}
     dev: false
 
+  /@types/lru-cache/5.1.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ssE3Vlrys7sdIzs5LOxCzTVMsU7i9oa/IaW92wF32JFb3CVczqOkru2xspuKczHEbG3nvmPY7IFqVmGGHdNbYw==}
+    dev: false
+
   /@types/mdast/3.0.10:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-W864tg/Osz1+9f4lrGTZpCSO5/z4608eUp19tbozkq2HJK6i3z1kT0H9tlADXuYIb1YYOBByU4Jsqkk75q48qA==}
     dependencies:
@@ -8001,6 +8142,10 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       node-int64: 0.4.0
 
+  /btoa-lite/1.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha1-M3dm2hWAEhD92VbCLpxokaudAzc=}
+    dev: false
+
   /buffer-crc32/0.2.13:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-DTM+PwDqxQqhRUq9MO+MKl2ackI=}
     dev: true
@@ -11346,7 +11491,6 @@ packages:
 
   /fromentries/1.3.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-cHEpEQHUg0f8XdtZCc2ZAhrHzKzT0MrFUTcvx+hfxYu7rGMDc5SKoXFh+n4YigxsHXRzc6OrCshdR1bWH6HHyg==}
-    dev: true
 
   /fs-constants/1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y6OAwoSIf7FyjMIv94u+b5rdheZEjzR63GTyZJm5qh4Bi+2YgwLCcI/fPFZkL5PSixOt6ZNKm+w+Hfp/Bciwow==}
@@ -14909,6 +15053,21 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PX1wu0AmAdPqOL1mWhqmlOd8kOIZQwGZw6rh7uby9fTc5lhaOWFLX3I6R1hrF9k3zUY40e6igsLGkDXK92LJNg==}
     dev: false
 
+  /octokit/1.7.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1b7eRgU8uWetHOWr8f9ptnVo2EKbrkOfocMeQdpgCt7tl/LK67HptFsy2Xg4fMjsJ/+onoBJW0hy/fO0In3/uA==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@octokit/app': 12.0.5
+      '@octokit/core': 3.5.1
+      '@octokit/oauth-app': 3.6.0
+      '@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest': 2.17.0_@octokit+core@3.5.1
+      '@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods': 5.13.0_@octokit+core@3.5.1
+      '@octokit/plugin-retry': 3.0.9
+      '@octokit/plugin-throttling': 3.5.2_@octokit+core@3.5.1
+      '@octokit/types': 6.34.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: false
+
   /on-exit-leak-free/0.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dqaz3u44QbRXQooZLTUKU41ZrzYrcvLISVgbrzbyCMxpmSLJvZ3ZamIJIZ29P6OhZIkNIQKosdeM6t1LYbA9hg==}
     dev: false
@@ -19159,6 +19318,13 @@ packages:
       unist-util-visit-parents: 3.1.1
     dev: false
 
+  /universal-github-app-jwt/1.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-3b+ocAjjz4JTyqaOT+NNBd5BtTuvJTxWElIoeHSVelUV9J3Jp7avmQTdLKCaoqi/5Ox2o/q+VK19TJ233rVXVQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/jsonwebtoken': 8.5.8
+      jsonwebtoken: 8.5.1
+    dev: false
+
   /universal-user-agent/6.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-isyNax3wXoKaulPDZWHQqbmIx1k2tb9fb3GGDBRxCscfYV2Ch7WxPArBsFEG8s/safwXTT7H4QGhaIkTp9447w==}
     dev: false
diff --git a/src/api/dependency-discovery/package.json b/src/api/dependency-discovery/package.json
index fe7cf1688f..ceeafe78b4 100644
--- a/src/api/dependency-discovery/package.json
+++ b/src/api/dependency-discovery/package.json
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Seneca-CDOT/telescope#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@octokit/request": "5.6.3",
     "@senecacdot/satellite": "^1.27.0",
+    "octokit": "1.7.1",
     "query-registry": "2.2.0",
     "supertest": "6.1.6"
   },
diff --git a/src/api/dependency-discovery/src/github.js b/src/api/dependency-discovery/src/github.js
index fc27d8b78d..0c00c2f31b 100644
--- a/src/api/dependency-discovery/src/github.js
+++ b/src/api/dependency-discovery/src/github.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-const { request } = require('@octokit/request');
-
+const { Octokit } = require('octokit');
 // Check whether a specific time has reached the GitHub time limit.
 // @param {Date} datetime - a Date object representing a moment in the past
 // @returns {Boolean}
@@ -11,9 +10,33 @@ const labels = ['hacktoberfest', 'good first issue', 'help wanted'];
 
 async function constructGitHubRequest(gitHubUrl) {
   const [owner, repo] = new URL(gitHubUrl).pathname.substring(1).split('/');
+  const octokit = new Octokit({
+    auth: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
+    // options for throttling plugin https://github.com/octokit/plugin-throttling.js
+    throttle: {
+      onRateLimit: (retryAfter, options, octokitClient) => {
+        octokitClient.log.warn(
+          `Request quota exhausted for request ${options.method} ${options.url}`
+        );
+
+        if (options.request.retryCount === 0) {
+          // only retries once
+          octokitClient.log.info(`Retrying after ${retryAfter} seconds!`);
+          // Return true to automatically retry the request after retryAfter seconds.
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+      },
+      onAbuseLimit: (retryAfter, options, octokitClient) => {
+        // does not retry, only logs a warning
+        octokitClient.log.warn(`Abuse detected for request ${options.method} ${options.url}`);
+      },
+    },
+  });
 
   const requestPromises = labels.map((label) => {
-    return request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues{?assignee,state,labels}', {
+    return octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues{?assignee,state,labels}', {
       owner,
       repo,
       assignee: 'none',
diff --git a/src/api/status/package.json b/src/api/status/package.json
index f9c5e89375..692635eea3 100644
--- a/src/api/status/package.json
+++ b/src/api/status/package.json
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Seneca-CDOT/telescope#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@octokit/core": "3.5.1",
-    "@octokit/plugin-retry": "3.0.9",
-    "@octokit/plugin-throttling": "3.5.2",
     "@popperjs/core": "2.11.5",
     "@senecacdot/satellite": "^1.27.0",
     "bootstrap": "5.1.3",
     "express": "4.17.3",
     "express-handlebars": "6.0.4",
     "npm-run-all": "4.1.5",
+    "octokit": "1.7.1",
     "perfect-scrollbar": "1.5.5",
     "sass": "1.49.9",
     "vite": "2.8.6",
diff --git a/src/api/status/src/js/octokit.js b/src/api/status/src/js/octokit.js
index 7b3ce9e8f2..49fd7972ff 100644
--- a/src/api/status/src/js/octokit.js
+++ b/src/api/status/src/js/octokit.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-const { Octokit } = require('@octokit/core');
-const { retry } = require('@octokit/plugin-retry');
-const { throttling } = require('@octokit/plugin-throttling');
+const { Octokit } = require('octokit');
 
-const MyOctokit = Octokit.plugin(retry, throttling);
-const octokit = new MyOctokit({
+const octokit = new Octokit({
   auth: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
   // options for throttling plugin https://github.com/octokit/plugin-throttling.js
   throttle: {