diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.js b/lib/platform/github/index.js
index f4a16b1c665fc30542d3ea30095b1dd850f8192f..390d9ea09aa8aff72a4fa16247fc411f12d8c065 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.js
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async function getRepoForceRebase() {
       if (err.statusCode === 404) {
         logger.info(`No branch protection found`);
       } else if (err.statusCode === 403) {
-        logger.warn(
+        logger.info(
           'Branch protection: Do not have permissions to detect branch protection'
         );
       } else {