diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/templates/external-secret.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/templates/external-secret.yaml
index 8f2a7ddb4..eff49f663 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/templates/external-secret.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/templates/external-secret.yaml
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ spec:
         key: /cl01tl/gitea/renovate
         metadataPolicy: None
         property: id_rsa
+    - secretKey: RENOVATE_GITHUB_COM_TOKEN
+      remoteRef:
+        conversionStrategy: Default
+        decodingStrategy: None
+        key: /github/gitea-cl01tl
+        metadataPolicy: None
+        property: token
 
 ---
 apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1