diff --git a/knplabs/github-api/2.6/config/packages/github-api.yaml b/knplabs/github-api/2.6/config/packages/github-api.yaml
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index 00000000..5a8fa505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knplabs/github-api/2.6/config/packages/github-api.yaml
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+services:
+    Github\Client:
+        class: Github\Client
+        # Uncomment to enable authentication
+        #calls: ['authenticate', ['%env(GITHUB_USERNAME)%', '%env(GITHUB_SECRET)%', '%env(GITHUB_AUTH_METHOD)%']]
diff --git a/knplabs/github-api/2.6/manifest.json b/knplabs/github-api/2.6/manifest.json
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+++ b/knplabs/github-api/2.6/manifest.json
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+{
+    "copy-from-recipe": {
+        "config/": "%CONFIG_DIR%/"
+    },
+    "env": {
+        "GITHUB_AUTH_METHOD": "\"http_password\"",
+        "GITHUB_USERNAME": "\"username\"",
+        "GITHUB_SECRET": "\"password_or_token\""
+    }
+}