diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index f24ba57949b..5c464400ccc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ name: Pull request labeler
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 12 */1 * *'
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   labeler:
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: paulfantom/periodic-labeler@master