---
'@backstage/core': minor
'@backstage/core-api': minor
---

Updated the `GithubAuth.create` method to configure the default scope of the Github Auth Api. As a result the
default scope is configurable when overwriting the Core Api in the app.

```
GithubAuth.create({
  discoveryApi,
  oauthRequestApi,
  defaultScopes: ['read:user', 'repo'],
}),
```