diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ max_rate_limit_wait_seconds |no         |Max time to wait if you hit the github
 Example:
 ```json
 {
-  "access_token": "<GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
+  "access_token": "ghp_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a",
   "organization": "singer-io", 
   "repos_exclude": "*tests* api-docs",
   "repos_include": "tap* getting-started pipelinewise-github",