diff --git a/content/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/generating-a-json-web-token-jwt-for-a-github-app.md b/content/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/generating-a-json-web-token-jwt-for-a-github-app.md
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--- a/content/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/generating-a-json-web-token-jwt-for-a-github-app.md
+++ b/content/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/generating-a-json-web-token-jwt-for-a-github-app.md
@@ -178,11 +178,13 @@ printf '%s\n' "JWT: $JWT"
 
 ### Example: Using PowerShell to generate a JWT
 
+In the following example, replace `YOUR_PATH_TO_PEM` with the file path where your private key is stored. Replace `YOUR_APP_ID` with the ID of your app. Make sure to enclose the values for `YOUR_PATH_TO_PEM` in double quotes.
+
 ```ps1 copy
 #!/usr/bin/env pwsh
 
-$app_id = 123456
-$private_key_path = "my-awesome-app.2023-12-14.private-key.pem"
+$app_id = YOUR_APP_ID
+$private_key_path = "YOUR_PATH_TO_PEM"
 
 $header = [Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes((ConvertTo-Json -InputObject @{
   alg = "RS256"