diff --git a/secrets.env.example b/secrets.env.example
index bac99824e0..6790774c5b 100644
--- a/secrets.env.example
+++ b/secrets.env.example
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ NODE_DEBUG=true
 REACT_APP_GRAPHQL_API=""
 
 ###
-# A valid GitHub access token.
+# A valid GitHub access token. You'll need to give it access to "repo".
 # To create one, visit https://github.com/settings/tokens in your browser.
 ###
 BOSS_GH_USERNAME=""