diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 969570a7..0c4037eb 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token
+GATSBY_GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token
 GATSBY_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e90e7481..e4f1b81b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run build
         env:
           CI: true
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GATSBY_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GATSBY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 590be1bd..8ddb7b98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ You can simply use [Docker](https://www.docker.com) & [Docker Compose](https://d
 git clone git@github.com:kremalicious/blog.git
 cd blog/
 
-# GITHUB_TOKEN is required for some parts
+# GATSBY_GITHUB_TOKEN is required for some parts
 cp .env.sample .env
 vi .env
 
diff --git a/gatsby-config.js b/gatsby-config.js
index f6573890..d7cbc94a 100644
--- a/gatsby-config.js
+++ b/gatsby-config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 require('dotenv').config()
 
-if (!process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN) {
+if (!process.env.GATSBY_GITHUB_TOKEN) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line
   console.warn(`
 
-      ⚠️  A GitHub token is required to build some parts of the blog.
+      ⚠️  A GitHub token as GATSBY_GITHUB_TOKEN is required to build some parts of the blog.
       ⚠️  Check the README https://github.com/kremalicious/blog#-development.
 
   `)
diff --git a/gatsby/sources.js b/gatsby/sources.js
index fd68c0f6..e48a7c60 100644
--- a/gatsby/sources.js
+++ b/gatsby/sources.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module.exports = [
       fieldName: 'github',
       url: 'https://api.github.com/graphql',
       headers: {
-        Authorization: `bearer ${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}`
+        Authorization: `bearer ${process.env.GATSBY_GITHUB_TOKEN}`
       },
       // Additional options to pass to node-fetch
       fetchOptions: {},