From 248fbacc3ea5152797eaa9fa53f6a76a7fe3ba1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Zweifel <stefanzweifel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:51:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add note about scopes for PAT

---
 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 991a9b2..f18675b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ storing the token as a secret in your repository and then passing the new token
     token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 ```
 
+If you create a personal access token, apply the `repo` and `workflow` scopes.
+
 If you work in an organization and don't want to create a PAT from your personal account, we recommend using a [robot account](https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/types-of-github-accounts) for the token.
 
 ## Advanced Uses