From f4883952b16cc2166d856d60fc9a6221fad14df4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aaryan-collab <aaryan@spreedly.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 16:34:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] HC-1524 Clarify GitHub Packages still requires PAT after repo
 went public

Restore GitHub Packages credentials in settings.gradle.kts, CI workflow,
and integration guides. Public checkout-android-maven does not allow
anonymous Maven downloads; update README to document this.
---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 069617a..fcbe425 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This sample app demonstrates the [Spreedly Android Checkout SDK](https://github.
 ## Setup
 
 1. Clone this repository
-2. Add your GitHub Packages credentials to `~/.gradle/gradle.properties`:
+2. Add your GitHub Packages credentials to `~/.gradle/gradle.properties`. Even though [checkout-android-maven](https://github.com/spreedly/checkout-android-maven) is public, GitHub Packages still requires authentication to download Maven artifacts. Create a PAT with `read:packages` scope and add:
 
 ```properties
 gpr.usr=YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME