diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/release-monitoring/templates/anitya.toml b/roles/openshift-apps/release-monitoring/templates/anitya.toml
index 600bb847e3..a09fe0f80d 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/release-monitoring/templates/anitya.toml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/release-monitoring/templates/anitya.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ github_authorize_url = "https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize"
 # Github URL for API
 github_api_base_url = "https://api.github.com/"
 # Additional arguments for Github authentication
-github_client_kwargs = { scope = "openid profile email" }
+github_client_kwargs = { scope = "user" }
 
 # Fedora OAuth backend variables
 # Fedora OAuth client id