diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
index 12befc0e1d4..f71843a1d92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   stale-prs: # close stale PRs after ~3 months
     permissions:
+      issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
   stale-issues: # close stale issues after ~1 year
     permissions:
       issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v8