diff --git a/__tests__/basics.test.ts b/__tests__/basics.test.ts
index 20e910a..70e9709 100644
--- a/__tests__/basics.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/basics.test.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,52 @@ describe('basics', () => {
     done()
   })
 
+  it('does not pass auth with diff hostname redirects', async done => {
+    let headers = {
+      accept: 'application/json',
+      authorization: 'shhh'
+    }
+    let res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
+      'https://httpbin.org/redirect-to?url=' +
+        encodeURIComponent('https://www.httpbin.org/get'),
+      headers
+    )
+
+    expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
+    let body: string = await res.readBody()
+    let obj: any = JSON.parse(body)
+    // httpbin "fixes" the casing
+    expect(obj.headers['Accept']).toBe('application/json')
+    expect(obj.headers['Authorization']).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(obj.headers['authorization']).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://www.httpbin.org/get')
+
+    done()
+  })
+
+  it('does not pass Auth with diff hostname redirects', async done => {
+    let headers = {
+      Accept: 'application/json',
+      Authorization: 'shhh'
+    }
+    let res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
+      'https://httpbin.org/redirect-to?url=' +
+        encodeURIComponent('https://www.httpbin.org/get'),
+      headers
+    )
+
+    expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
+    let body: string = await res.readBody()
+    let obj: any = JSON.parse(body)
+    // httpbin "fixes" the casing
+    expect(obj.headers['Accept']).toBe('application/json')
+    expect(obj.headers['Authorization']).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(obj.headers['authorization']).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://www.httpbin.org/get')
+
+    done()
+  })
+
   it('does basic head request', async done => {
     let res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.head(
       'http://httpbin.org/get'
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index a1f5491..e3b9854 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -386,6 +386,16 @@ export class HttpClient {
         // which will leak the open socket.
         await response.readBody()
 
+        // strip authorization header if redirected to a different hostname
+        if (parsedRedirectUrl.hostname !== parsedUrl.hostname) {
+          for (let header in headers) {
+            // header names are case insensitive
+            if (header.toLowerCase() === 'authorization') {
+              delete headers[header]
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
         // let's make the request with the new redirectUrl
         info = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedRedirectUrl, headers)
         response = await this.requestRaw(info, data)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49f2e08..e57d099 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@actions/http-client",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "description": "Actions Http Client",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {