diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index f35abc22881..de36121342f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
+# https://github.com/actions/stale
+
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 1 * * *'
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -18,5 +24,4 @@ jobs:
           days-before-issue-close: 30
           days-before-pr-close: 30
           enable-statistics: true
-          debug-only: true