diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-author-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-author-check.yml
index 3c4b09db..e363b869 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-author-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-author-check.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
 
 permissions:
-  issues: write
+  # Need permissions to write to the pull request by the check-authors.sh script
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 17021cd0..85c8e02b 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # Please keep this list sorted alphabetically or run `python scripts/sort_authors.py` to auto-sort the authors list.
 
 Ahmed Ibrahim <me@ahmedibrahim.dev>
-
+Joshua Thijssen <jthijssen@noxlogic.nl>
 Niklas Scheerhoorn <sinner1991@gmail.com>
 Zach Weaver <zachlweaver00@gmail.com>