diff --git a/doc/5.x-patch.md b/doc/5.x-patch.md
index b65c88407d1c2731e5a86fd2f401b1d641880524..0c0d3db1ba6f4fb55d87d991dd1fa9ea6fb44305 100644
--- a/doc/5.x-patch.md
+++ b/doc/5.x-patch.md
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ releaser -v gs://civicrm-build/5.2/civicrm-5.2.1-201705030600.json get sign tag
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 > TIP: `releaser` can run steps individually, and it can provide a preview of actions it would take (`--dry-run` aka `-N`).
+>
+> TIP: Gitlab API keys expire regularly. If you need to reissue a key, use https://lab.civicrm.org/groups/esr/-/settings/access_tokens
 
 To ensure the various tags were published and match the branches, use `civi-git-table`, as in: