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Clarify GITHUB_TOKEN access #973

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`release-please` requires a GitHub token to access the GitHub API. You configure this token via
the `token` configuration option.

For `release-please` to create pull requests, you will need to
[permit github actions to create an approve PRs](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72376229).

> [!WARNING]
> If using GitHub Actions, you will need to specify a `token` for your workflows to run on
> Release Please's releases and PRs.
> Release Please's releases and PRs. See [the heading below](#other-actions-on-release-please-prs).

### Other Actions on Release Please PRs

By default, Release Please uses the built-in `GITHUB_TOKEN` secret. However, all resources created
by `release-please` (release tag or release pull request) will not trigger future GitHub actions workflows,
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