diff --git a/otterdog/eclipse-packages.jsonnet b/otterdog/eclipse-packages.jsonnet
index affa5a2..9ca4695 100644
--- a/otterdog/eclipse-packages.jsonnet
+++ b/otterdog/eclipse-packages.jsonnet
@@ -55,4 +55,9 @@ orgs.newOrg('iot.packages', 'eclipse-packages') {
       },
     },
   ],
-}
+} + {
+  # snippet added due to 'https://github.com/eclipsefdn/otterdog-configs/blob/main/blueprints/add-dot-github-repo.yml'
+  _repositories+:: [
+    orgs.newRepo('.github')
+  ],
+}
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