diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 963a31f3d5..2a783c35ea 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     
     "permissions": [
         "https://www.google-analytics.com/",
+        "https://*.github.com/",
         "serial",
         "storage",
         "fileSystem",