diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 026ee8b..1844d1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/dessant/lock-threads/issues"
   },
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "ncc build src/index.js -o dist",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1858311..bda1cb8 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-const core = require('@actions/core');
-const github = require('@actions/github');
+import core from '@actions/core';
+import github from '@actions/github';
 
-const schema = require('./schema');
-const {getClient} = require('./utils');
+import {schema} from './schema.js';
+import {getClient} from './utils.js';
 
 async function run() {
   try {
diff --git a/src/schema.js b/src/schema.js
index db9cd00..95d9f68 100644
--- a/src/schema.js
+++ b/src/schema.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const Joi = require('joi');
+import Joi from 'joi';
 
 const extendedJoi = Joi.extend(joi => {
   return {
@@ -177,4 +177,4 @@ const schema = Joi.object({
   'log-output': Joi.boolean().default(false)
 });
 
-module.exports = schema;
+export {schema};
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 54ed5bc..cf21b95 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-const core = require('@actions/core');
-const github = require('@actions/github');
-const {retry} = require('@octokit/plugin-retry');
-const {throttling} = require('@octokit/plugin-throttling');
+import core from '@actions/core';
+import github from '@actions/github';
+import {retry} from '@octokit/plugin-retry';
+import {throttling} from '@octokit/plugin-throttling';
 
 function getClient(token) {
-  const rateLimitRetries = 3;
+  const requestRetries = 3;
 
   const rateLimitCallback = function (
     retryAfter,
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function getClient(token) {
       `Request quota exhausted for request ${options.method} ${options.url}`
     );
 
-    if (retryCount < rateLimitRetries) {
+    if (retryCount < requestRetries) {
       core.info(`Retrying after ${retryAfter} seconds`);
 
       return true;
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function getClient(token) {
   };
 
   const options = {
+    request: {retries: requestRetries},
     throttle: {
       onSecondaryRateLimit: rateLimitCallback,
       onRateLimit: rateLimitCallback
@@ -33,4 +34,4 @@ function getClient(token) {
   return github.getOctokit(token, options, retry, throttling);
 }
 
-module.exports = {getClient};
+export {getClient};