diff --git a/.github/workflows/port-issue.yaml b/.github/workflows/port-issue.yaml
index 4397d1d..4c0e678 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/port-issue.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/port-issue.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   port-issue:
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ !github.event.issue.pull_request && (contains(github.event.comment.body, '/backport') || contains(github.event.comment.body, '/forwardport')) }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/port-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/port-pr.yaml
index 90ddee9..45824c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/port-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/port-pr.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   port-pr:
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request && (startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/backport') || startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/forwardport')) }}
     steps: