diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Creating test PRs can be spammy so don't do the tutorial on other people's repos
 git clone https://github.com/<your-name>/revup.git && cd revup
 ```
 
-On first run, you will need to configure github credentials. Create a personal access token [here](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new)
-and check the box for "full repo permissions". Revup needs this in order to create and modify pull requests. Then run
+On first run, you will need to configure github credentials. Create a [GitHub Personal Access Token](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new?scopes=repo)
+with "repo" scope. Revup needs this in order to create and modify pull requests. Then run
 ```sh
 revup config github_oauth
 ```