diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index 3b0616f6..9a755de2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '* 8 * * *'
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest