diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
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+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+github: shiftkey
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ help out with testing on your distribution.
 
 ## packagecloud
 
-We are trialing using [PackageCloud](https://packagecloud.io/) for distributing
-the installers for Debian and RPM-based distributions.
+We use [PackageCloud](https://packagecloud.io/) for distributing
+the installers for Debian and RPM-based distributions. These are not free services,
+so if you can afford to help with these costs please [**Sponsor**](https://github.com/sponsors/shiftkey)
+the project using the link in the header.
 
 ### Debian/Ubuntu distributions