diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 608e8e31..cedc0b39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The API has the following endpoints:
 - Type: `POST`
 - Path: `/api/v1/feel/evaluate`
 
-Request: 
+Request:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Response:
 - Type: `POST`
 - Path: `/api/v1/feel-unary-tests/evaluate`
 
-Request: 
+Request:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ kubectl create namespace feel
 kubectl apply -f service.yaml -n feel
 ```
 
+To deploy the secrets, edit `secret.yaml` and set `mixpanel_project_token` to your Mixpanel project token. Then run the following:
+
+```shell
+kubectl apply -f secret.yaml -n feel
+```
+
 To deploy the rest api, edit `deployment.yaml` and set `spec.template.spec.containers[0].img` to point
 to the latest docker image. Then run the following:
 
diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index c218bcdb..50751dd4 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ spec:
               port: 8080
             initialDelaySeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
+          env:
+            - name: MIXPANEL_PROJECT_TOKEN
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: feel-scala-playground-secret
+                  key: mixpanel_project_token
diff --git a/k8s/secret.yaml b/k8s/secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..068161a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: feel-scala-playground-secret
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  mixpanel_project_token: x