diff --git a/.github/workflows/git-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/git-sync.yml
index 493f9b349e..63510b629e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/git-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/git-sync.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   git-sync:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
index e50f18d55b..ccced9dde0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   cleanup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest