diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a24323b1cdc..b064104f196 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,23 +67,25 @@ For more information on inaccuracies, see issue
 1. Create a personal access token (not the default GitHub Actions token) using
    the instructions
    [here](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token).
+   Don't use the fine-grained tokens, instead use the classsic ones, as those
+   are what these docs were created with in mind.
    Personal access token must have permissions: `read:user` and `repo`. Copy
    the access token when it is generated – if you lose it, you will have to
    regenerate the token.
    - Some users are reporting that it can take a few minutes for the personal
      access token to work. For more, see 
      [#30](https://github.com/jstrieb/github-stats/issues/30).
-2. Create a copy of this repository by clicking
+3. Create a copy of this repository by clicking
    [here](https://github.com/jstrieb/github-stats/generate). Note: this is
    **not** the same as forking a copy because it copies everything fresh,
    without the huge commit history. 
-3. Go to the "Secrets" page of your copy of the repository. If this is the
+4. Go to the "Secrets" page of your copy of the repository. If this is the
    README of your copy, click [this link](../../settings/secrets/actions) to go
    to the "Secrets" page. Otherwise, go to the "Settings" tab of the
    newly-created repository and go to the "Secrets" page (bottom left).
-4. Create a new secret with the name `ACCESS_TOKEN` and paste the copied
+5. Create a new secret with the name `ACCESS_TOKEN` and paste the copied
    personal access token as the value.
-5. It is possible to change the type of statistics reported by adding other
+6. It is possible to change the type of statistics reported by adding other
    repository secrets. 
    - To ignore certain repos, add them (in owner/name format e.g.,
      `jstrieb/github-stats`) separated by commas to a new secret—created as
@@ -100,15 +102,15 @@ For more information on inaccuracies, see issue
      information about private repositories. If you're not worried about that,
      you can change the values directly [in the Actions workflow
      itself](https://github.com/jstrieb/github-stats/blob/05de1314b870febd44d19ad2f55d5e59d83f5857/.github/workflows/main.yml#L48-L53).
-6. Go to the [Actions
+7. Go to the [Actions
    Page](../../actions?query=workflow%3A"Generate+Stats+Images") and press "Run
    Workflow" on the right side of the screen to generate images for the first
    time. 
    - The images will be automatically regenerated every 24 hours, but they can
      be regenerated manually by running the workflow this way.
-7. Take a look at the images that have been created in the
+8. Take a look at the images that have been created in the
    [`generated`](generated) folder.
-8. To add your statistics to your GitHub Profile README, copy and paste the
+9. To add your statistics to your GitHub Profile README, copy and paste the
    following lines of code into your markdown content. Change the `username`
    value to your GitHub username.
    ```md
@@ -119,9 +121,9 @@ For more information on inaccuracies, see issue
    ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/username/github-stats/master/generated/languages.svg#gh-dark-mode-only)
    ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/username/github-stats/master/generated/languages.svg#gh-light-mode-only)
    ```
-9. Link back to this repository so that others can generate their own
+10. Link back to this repository so that others can generate their own
    statistics images.
-10. Star this repo if you like it!
+11. Star this repo if you like it!
 
 
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