diff --git a/client-templates/snyk/accept.json.sample b/client-templates/snyk/accept.json.sample
index 11a1bb161..d5a8f19b6 100644
--- a/client-templates/snyk/accept.json.sample
+++ b/client-templates/snyk/accept.json.sample
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@
       "path": "/repos/:name/:repo",
       "origin": "https://${TOKEN}@${GITHUB_API}"
     },
+    {
+      "//": "get the details of the latest commit to determine its SHA",
+      "method": "GET",
+      "path": "/repos/:name/:repo/commits/HEAD",
+      "origin": "https://${TOKEN}@${GITHUB_API}"
+    },
     {
       "//": "get a list of all the refs to match find whether an existing PR is open",
       "method": "GET",