diff --git a/R/install-github.R b/R/install-github.R
index d512d372..a08f7c3d 100644
--- a/R/install-github.R
+++ b/R/install-github.R
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 #'   for more details.
 #' @param subdir Subdirectory within repo that contains the R package.
 #' @param auth_token To install from a private repo, generate a personal
-#'   access token (PAT) in "https://github.com/settings/tokens" and
+#'   access token (PAT) with at least repo scope in
+#'   \url{https://github.com/settings/tokens} and
 #'   supply to this argument. This is safer than using a password because
 #'   you can easily delete a PAT without affecting any others. Defaults to
 #'   the `GITHUB_PAT` environment variable.
diff --git a/R/install-gitlab.R b/R/install-gitlab.R
index 4ed97820..f60c7c61 100644
--- a/R/install-gitlab.R
+++ b/R/install-gitlab.R
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #'   \link{install_gitlab} may work without, omitting it generally
 #'   leads to package restoration errors.
 #' @param auth_token To install from a private repo, generate a personal access
-#'   token (PAT) in \url{https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.html} and
+#'   token (PAT) with at least read_api scope in
+#'   \url{https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.html} and
 #'   supply to this argument. This is safer than using a password because you
 #'   can easily delete a PAT without affecting any others. Defaults to the
 #'   GITLAB_PAT environment variable.