diff --git a/.github/workflows/project_automation.yml b/.github/workflows/project_automation.yml
index 42d66d11e..e85bcbb8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/project_automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/project_automation.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 name: Add to GitHub Project
+
 on: [issues, pull_request]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
+  repository-projects: write
+
 jobs:
   github-actions-automate-projects:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest