Github’s API rate limits to 60 requests per hour, which you may hit if you are doing frequent upgrades. To get around this, create a free personal access token on github.com:
Profile Icon (top right)
Settings
Developer settings (at bottom)
Personal access tokens
Tokens (classic)
Once you have created it, place it in ~/.qi/profile:Linux / Mac :
export GITHUB_TOKEN=12345678
Windows:
$env:GITHUB_TOKEN = "12345678"
and source the file.
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