diff --git a/cmd/abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepo_generated.go b/cmd/abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepo_generated.go
index 8e160194f1..4a474950ed 100644
--- a/cmd/abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepo_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepo_generated.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepoOptions struct {
 	Password          string   `json:"password,omitempty"`
 	ByogUsername      string   `json:"byogUsername,omitempty"`
 	ByogPassword      string   `json:"byogPassword,omitempty"`
-	ByogAuthMethod    string   `json:"byogAuthMethod,omitempty"`
+	ByogAuthMethod    string   `json:"byogAuthMethod,omitempty" validate:"possible-values=TOKEN BASIC"`
 	Repositories      string   `json:"repositories,omitempty"`
 	RepositoryName    string   `json:"repositoryName,omitempty"`
 	BranchName        string   `json:"branchName,omitempty"`
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func addAbapEnvironmentCloneGitRepoFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *abapEnv
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Password, "password", os.Getenv("PIPER_password"), "Password for either the Cloud Foundry API or the Communication Arrangement for SAP_COM_0948")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ByogUsername, "byogUsername", os.Getenv("PIPER_byogUsername"), "Username for bring your own git (BYOG) authentication")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ByogPassword, "byogPassword", os.Getenv("PIPER_byogPassword"), "Password for bring your own git (BYOG) authentication")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ByogAuthMethod, "byogAuthMethod", os.Getenv("PIPER_byogAuthMethod"), "Specifies which authentication method is used for bring your own git (BYOG) repositories")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ByogAuthMethod, "byogAuthMethod", `TOKEN`, "Specifies which authentication method is used for bring your own git (BYOG) repositories")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Repositories, "repositories", os.Getenv("PIPER_repositories"), "Specifies a YAML file containing the repositories configuration")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.RepositoryName, "repositoryName", os.Getenv("PIPER_repositoryName"), "Specifies a repository (Software Components) on the SAP BTP ABAP Environment system")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.BranchName, "branchName", os.Getenv("PIPER_branchName"), "Specifies a branch of a repository (Software Components) on the SAP BTP ABAP Environment system")
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepoMetadata() config.StepData {
 						Type:        "string",
 						Mandatory:   false,
 						Aliases:     []config.Alias{},
-						Default:     os.Getenv("PIPER_byogAuthMethod"),
+						Default:     `TOKEN`,
 					},
 					{
 						Name:        "repositories",
diff --git a/resources/metadata/abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepo.yaml b/resources/metadata/abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepo.yaml
index 746c2c3a82..6a49f159fa 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepo.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/abapEnvironmentCloneGitRepo.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ spec:
           - STAGES
           - STEPS
           - GENERAL
+        possibleValues:
+          - TOKEN
+          - BASIC
+        default: TOKEN
       - name: repositories
         type: string
         description: Specifies a YAML file containing the repositories configuration