diff --git a/otterdog/eclipse-copilot.jsonnet b/otterdog/eclipse-copilot.jsonnet
index 97a6dae..17420da 100644
--- a/otterdog/eclipse-copilot.jsonnet
+++ b/otterdog/eclipse-copilot.jsonnet
@@ -35,4 +35,9 @@ orgs.newOrg('tools.copilot', 'eclipse-copilot') {
       ],
     },
   ]
-}
+} + {
+  # 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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