diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider/config.d.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider/config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8af7eb5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider/config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export interface Config {
+  auth?: {
+    providers?: {
+      /** @visibility frontend */
+      github?: {
+        [authEnv: string]: {
+          clientId: string;
+          /**
+           * @visibility secret
+           */
+          clientSecret: string;
+          callbackUrl?: string;
+          enterpriseInstanceUrl?: string;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider/package.json
index 65217f0eeb..0e8db4d1a5 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-github-provider",
-  "description": "The github-provider backend module for the auth plugin.",
   "version": "0.1.15-next.1",
-  "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "description": "The github-provider backend module for the auth plugin.",
+  "backstage": {
+    "role": "backend-plugin-module"
+  },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
     "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
@@ -15,17 +15,21 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage",
     "directory": "plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider"
   },
-  "backstage": {
-    "role": "backend-plugin-module"
-  },
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "config.d.ts"
+  ],
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "backstage-cli package start",
     "build": "backstage-cli package build",
-    "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
-    "test": "backstage-cli package test",
     "clean": "backstage-cli package clean",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
-    "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack"
+    "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack",
+    "start": "backstage-cli package start",
+    "test": "backstage-cli package test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
@@ -39,7 +43,5 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "workspace:^",
     "supertest": "^6.3.3"
   },
-  "files": [
-    "dist"
-  ]
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }