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@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ title: "My notifications aren't showing?"
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 When authenticating via **Personal Access Token (PAT)**:
 - open [GitHub Developer Settings >> Tokens](https://github.com/settings/tokens)
-- confirm that your PAT has the following permissions: `notifications`, `read:user` and `repo`
+- confirm that your PAT has the following recommended permissions: `notifications`, `read:user` and `repo`
+- Note: if you only want Gitify to access public repositories, you can use permissions: `notifications`, `read:user` and `public_repo`
   
 When authenticating via **Gitify GitHub App**:
 - some organizations require GitHub Apps to request access prior to allowing access to organization data (including notifications)