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@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Check out the [Creating Packages](#creating-packages) section for more info.
 
 Publishes your Nimble package to the official Nimble package repository.
 
-**Note:** Requires a valid GitHub account.
+**Note:** Requires a valid GitHub account with an SSH key attached to it. To upload your public key onto your GitHub account, follow [this link](https://github.com/settings/keys).
 
 ### nimble tasks