diff --git a/docs/usage/self-hosted-configuration.md b/docs/usage/self-hosted-configuration.md
index 60a1d63e5bdfbae405f2211935522ee965113b15..bdb2999b39afff33e020a5ce825c8074895c1634 100644
--- a/docs/usage/self-hosted-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/usage/self-hosted-configuration.md
@@ -392,3 +392,5 @@ This is currently applicable to `npm` and `lerna`/`npm` only, and only used in c
 ## token
 
 ## username
+
+Mandatory if a GitHub app token is in use using the CLI.