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 4. Select a scope the following is enough for basic usage (may have to adjusted if you want to go beyong the basic scope)
 <img height="400" alt="img" src="./images/githubintegration.svg">
 5. Copy and paste your `GitHub Token` and paste it into the correct environment variable (`GITHUB_TOKEN`)
+6. follow this guide in order to authorize your token: https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/authentication/authenticating-with-saml-single-sign-on/authorizing-a-personal-access-token-for-use-with-saml-single-sign-on
 
 # Running Environments
 If you have followed the essential setup steps ([Setup database](#setup-database-with-docker), [GitHub Auth](#github-auth) and [GitHub Integration](#github-integration))