diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9014d70..64633e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ You will be asked at first-run whether you consent to telemetry being sent to th
 * Deprecated package names and versions
 * Chrome user-agent (version of Chrome, OS, CPU)
 * The number of non-core Atom packages that have been activated
+* GitHub username, if a user has authenticated with the GitHub package
 
 This information is sent via [Google Analytics][GA] which allows the Atom team to analyze usage patterns and errors in order to help improve Atom.
 
diff --git a/lib/metrics.js b/lib/metrics.js
index 7cfcc2e..b5405ab 100644
--- a/lib/metrics.js
+++ b/lib/metrics.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ module.exports = {
       sendEvent: Reporter.sendEvent.bind(Reporter),
       sendTiming: Reporter.sendTiming.bind(Reporter),
       addTiming: Reporter.addTiming.bind(Reporter),
-      sendException: Reporter.sendException.bind(Reporter)
+      sendException: Reporter.sendException.bind(Reporter),
+      setGitHubUser: Reporter.setGitHubUser.bind(Reporter)
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/lib/reporter.js b/lib/reporter.js
index 9807ac5..6b004bb 100644
--- a/lib/reporter.js
+++ b/lib/reporter.js
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ class Reporter {
     this.send(params)
   }
 
+  static setGitHubUser (gitHubUser) {
+    this.getStore().setGitHubUser(gitHubUser)
+  }
+
   // Private
   static getStore () {
     if (!store) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3fa30c..16d2596 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "providedServices": {
     "metrics-reporter": {
       "versions": {
-        "1.1.0": "provideReporter"
+        "1.2.0": "provideReporter"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "fs-plus": "^3.0.0",
     "grim": "^2.0.1",
     "node-uuid": "~1.4.7",
-    "telemetry-github": "0.0.11"
+    "telemetry-github": "0.0.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "standard": "*",
diff --git a/spec/metrics-spec.js b/spec/metrics-spec.js
index cd9db95..49be4a1 100644
--- a/spec/metrics-spec.js
+++ b/spec/metrics-spec.js
@@ -703,6 +703,15 @@ describe('Metrics', () => {
       })
     )
 
+    describe('::setGitHubUser', () =>
+      it('sets the gitHubUser', () => {
+        spyOn(store, 'setGitHubUser')
+        const gitHubUser = 'beyonce'
+        reporterService.setGitHubUser(gitHubUser)
+        expect(store.setGitHubUser).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gitHubUser)
+      })
+    )
+
     describe('::sendException', () =>
       it('makes a request', () => {
         reporterService.sendException('desc')