From 2e7bb61a8390f7cb6c01fc09f6bed1ccdffa23ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:01:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Document that you need to set GITHUB_TOKEN

---
 maintainers/release-process.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/maintainers/release-process.md b/maintainers/release-process.md
index 37b38fb9f..fa47bbb1d 100644
--- a/maintainers/release-process.md
+++ b/maintainers/release-process.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ release:
   ```console
   $ export VERSION=X.YY
   $ git checkout -b release-notes
+  $ export GITHUB_TOKEN=...
   $ ./maintainers/release-notes
   ```