diff --git a/backend/oauth_connect.json b/backend/oauth_connect.json
index 38900c93e1..fde54c39e2 100644
--- a/backend/oauth_connect.json
+++ b/backend/oauth_connect.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "github": {
     "auth_url": "https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize",
     "token_url": "https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token",
-    "scopes": ["workflow", "repo"]
+    "scopes": ["workflow", "repo"],
+    "scope_options": ["repo", "workflow", "gist", "read:org"]
   },
   "gitlab": {
     "auth_url": "https://gitlab.com/oauth/authorize",