diff --git a/docs/usage/getting-started/running.md b/docs/usage/getting-started/running.md index 414e82e7f3686f..c232143dab2542 100644 --- a/docs/usage/getting-started/running.md +++ b/docs/usage/getting-started/running.md @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Read the platform-specific docs to learn how to setup authentication on your pla ### GitHub.com token for release notes If you are running on any platform except github.com, you should also set the environment variable `GITHUB_COM_TOKEN` and put the Personal Access Token for github.com in it. -This account can actually be _any_ account on GitHub, and needs only `read-only` access. +This account can be _any_ account on GitHub, and needs only `read-only` access. It's used when fetching release notes for repositories in order to increase the hourly API limit. It's also OK to configure the same as a host rule instead, if you prefer that.