diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index dc509f9..902817b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
 on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "30 1 * * *"
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   stale: