diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 063c3c76c9f..1aeb25b78b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 12 * * *"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 47935338fce..da2f4d77241 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ name: GitHub Actions CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: master
-  pull_request: []
+  pull_request:
   merge_group:
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest