diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index 6a48228..1eec6d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ jobs:
   cleanup-packages:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build-and-push-image  # This ensures cleanup runs after successful build and push
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
     steps:
       - name: Delete old frontend packages
         uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v4
@@ -82,11 +85,13 @@ jobs:
           package-type: 'container'
           min-versions-to-keep: 3
           delete-only-untagged-versions: false
-      
+          num-old-versions-to-delete: 10  # Delete up to 10 old versions at a time
+
       - name: Delete old backend packages
         uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v4
         with:
           package-name: ${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE_NAME }}
           package-type: 'container'
           min-versions-to-keep: 3
-          delete-only-untagged-versions: false
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+          delete-only-untagged-versions: false
+          num-old-versions-to-delete: 10  # Delete up to 10 old versions at a time
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