From 2afa16d63d134d6b28e415c9e7c884e20f36fd5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: singapore <singapore@redgc.com> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:00:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: make bot account warning more explicit Closes #757 --- readme.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 2800b6583d..4a7e953468 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $ npm install -g renovate ## Authentication -You need to select a repository user for `renovate` to assume the identity of, and generate a Personal Access Token. It's recommended that you use a dedicated "bot" account for this to avoid user confusion. +You need to select a repository user for `renovate` to assume the identity of, and generate a Personal Access Token. It's strongly recommended that you use a dedicated "bot" account for this to avoid user confusion and to avoid the Renovate bot mistaking changes you have made or PRs you have raised for its own. You can find instructions for GitHub [here](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-an-access-token-for-command-line-use/) (select "repo" permissions) -- GitLab