diff --git a/pkg/credentials/git_credential.go b/pkg/credentials/git_credential.go
index 2e06dfcc..ea1b30a7 100644
--- a/pkg/credentials/git_credential.go
+++ b/pkg/credentials/git_credential.go
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ type GitCredential interface {
 
 // gitCredential is the embedded struct used for Git credentials.
 type gitCredential struct {
-	CredentialType Type `json:"Type" validate:"omitempty,oneof=Anonymous Reference UsernamePassword"`
+	CredentialType Type `json:"Type" validate:"omitempty,oneof=Anonymous GitHub Reference UsernamePassword"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/credentials/github_app.go b/pkg/credentials/github_app.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..846bf947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/credentials/github_app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package credentials
+
+// GitHubApp defines a GitHub App connection Git credential.
+type GitHubApp struct {
+	ID string `json:"Id"`
+
+	gitCredential
+}
+
+// NewGitHubApp creates and initializes a GitHub App Git credential.
+func NewGitHubApp(id string) *GitHubApp {
+	return &GitHubApp{
+		ID: id,
+		gitCredential: gitCredential{
+			CredentialType: GitCredentialTypeGitHubApp,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Type returns the type for this Git credential.
+func (g *GitHubApp) Type() Type {
+	return g.CredentialType
+}
+
+var _ GitCredential = &GitHubApp{}
diff --git a/pkg/credentials/resource.go b/pkg/credentials/resource.go
index 85f24d16..9d154164 100644
--- a/pkg/credentials/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/credentials/resource.go
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ func (r *Resource) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		r.Details = usernamePasswordGitCredential
+	case GitCredentialTypeGitHubApp:
+		var gitHubAppGitCredential *GitHubApp
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(*gitCredentials, &gitHubAppGitCredential); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		r.Details = gitHubAppGitCredential
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/credentials/types.go b/pkg/credentials/types.go
index 22b959dc..bd3839f5 100644
--- a/pkg/credentials/types.go
+++ b/pkg/credentials/types.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ type Type string
 
 const (
 	GitCredentialTypeAnonymous        = Type("Anonymous")
+	GitCredentialTypeGitHubApp        = Type("GitHub")
 	GitCredentialTypeReference        = Type("Reference")
 	GitCredentialTypeUsernamePassword = Type("UsernamePassword")
 )
diff --git a/pkg/projects/git_persistence_settings.go b/pkg/projects/git_persistence_settings.go
index 68819509..47e1eb93 100644
--- a/pkg/projects/git_persistence_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/projects/git_persistence_settings.go
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@ func (p *gitPersistenceSettings) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		p.credential = usernamePasswordGitCredential
+	case credentials.GitCredentialTypeGitHubApp:
+		var gitHubAppGitCredential *credentials.GitHubApp
+		err := json.Unmarshal(*gitCredentials, &gitHubAppGitCredential)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		p.credential = gitHubAppGitCredential
 	}
 
 	var conversionState *json.RawMessage