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 ### Automatic Release
 
 We use GitHub Actions to automatically create a release whenever a new tag is pushed to the repository.
+This requires an [access key](https://moodledev.io/general/community/plugincontribution/pluginsdirectory/api#access-token),
+which is configured as a secret in this GitHub repo.
 
 To create a new release, follow these steps: