diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_approve.yml
index 0dde020..0991773 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_approve.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_approve.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           review-message: Auto approved automated PR
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_readme_api.yml b/.github/workflows/update_readme_api.yml
index cd4d36c..a07b33e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_readme_api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_readme_api.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ jobs:
           title: Sync API into README
           branch: readme-api
           commit-message: "docs(README): sync API"
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write