diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_automerge_dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/template_automerge_dependabot.yml
index eed924f6..15e56266 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_automerge_dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_automerge_dependabot.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ name: Dependabot Auto-Merge
 on:
   workflow_call:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   dependabot: