diff --git a/lib/github.js b/lib/github.js
index 83c94242..663926bd 100644
--- a/lib/github.js
+++ b/lib/github.js
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ var github = new GithubApi({
   version: '3.0.0'
 });
 
-//do some auth
-github.authenticate({
+// -------------------------
+// Github Authentication
+//-------------------------
+var githubCredentials = {
   type: 'oauth',
-  //this is a key i made for @nullivex that has no special privileges it simply
-  //increases the api limit, please do not abuse it :(
-  token: 'f0150031de4ef62c5f7f38c5358c7cfc3785a595'
-});
-
+  // in order to raise your API limits place a token here generated from github
+  // then remove the comment below
+  token: 'xxx'
+};
+// remove the comment at the beginning of the line below to activate auth
+// github.authenticate(githubCredentials);
 
 /**
  * Github API instance
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 997a74f7..d8ff00f8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-3zrhmayt+31ECqrgsp4icrJOxhk="
     },
     "diff": {
-      "version": "1.0.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-1.0.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-NDJ2MI7Jkbe8giZ+1VvBQR+XFmY=",
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-58lmxKSA4BNyLz+HHMUzlOEpg09FV+ev6ZMe3vJihgdxzgcwZ8VoEEPmALCZG9LmqfVoNMMKpttIYTVG6uDY7A==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "ecc-jsbn": {
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@
       }
     },
     "minimist": {
-      "version": "0.0.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0="
+      "version": "1.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FM9nNUYrRBAELZQT3xeZQ7fmMOBg6nWNmJKTcgsJeaLstP/UODVpGsr5OhXhhXg6f+qtJ8uiZ+PUxkDWcgIXLw=="
     },
     "minipass": {
       "version": "2.3.5",
@@ -354,11 +354,11 @@
       }
     },
     "mkdirp": {
-      "version": "0.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-MAV0OOrGz3+MR2fzhkjWaX11yQM=",
+      "version": "0.5.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NKmAlESf6jMGym1++R0Ra7wvhV+wFW63FaSOFPwRahvea0gMUcGUhVeAg/0BC0wiv9ih5NYPB1Wn1UEI1/L+xQ==",
       "requires": {
-        "minimist": "0.0.8"
+        "minimist": "^1.2.5"
       }
     },
     "ms": {
@@ -505,6 +505,21 @@
         "mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
         "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
         "yallist": "^3.0.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-FM9nNUYrRBAELZQT3xeZQ7fmMOBg6nWNmJKTcgsJeaLstP/UODVpGsr5OhXhhXg6f+qtJ8uiZ+PUxkDWcgIXLw=="
+        },
+        "mkdirp": {
+          "version": "0.5.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-NKmAlESf6jMGym1++R0Ra7wvhV+wFW63FaSOFPwRahvea0gMUcGUhVeAg/0BC0wiv9ih5NYPB1Wn1UEI1/L+xQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "minimist": "^1.2.5"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "tough-cookie": {
@@ -560,12 +575,12 @@
       }
     },
     "vows": {
-      "version": "0.8.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vows/-/vows-0.8.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-aR95qybM3oC6cm3en+yOc9a88us=",
+      "version": "0.8.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vows/-/vows-0.8.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PVIxa/ovXhrw5gA3mz6M+ZF3PHlqX4tutR2p/y9NWPAaFVKcWBE8b2ktfr0opQM/qFmcOVWKjSCJVjnYOvjXhw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "diff": "~1.0.8",
+        "diff": "^4.0.1",
         "eyes": "~0.1.6",
         "glob": "^7.1.2"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67413924..6b4a3982 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "tar": "4.x"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "vows": "*"
+    "vows": "^0.8.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "node ./build/build.js",