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 Optionally, the plugin communicates with the GitLab server in order to fetch additional information. At this moment, this information is limited to fetching the source project of a Merge Request, in order to support merging from forked repositories.
 
-To enable this functionality, a user should be set up on GitLab, with adequate permissions to access the repository. On the global configuration screen, supply the gitlab host url ``http://your.gitlab.server`` and the API token of the user of choice.
+To enable this functionality, a user should be set up on GitLab, with GitLab 'Developer' permissions, to access the repository. On the global configuration screen, supply the gitlab host url ``http://your.gitlab.server`` and the API token of the user of choice.
 
 ## Jenkins Job Configuration
 * Create a new job by going to *New Job*