diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-live.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-live.yml
index 86b03cfbf8..c8fd99ec66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-live.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-live.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 name: Merge to Live
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
 on:
   workflow_dispatch
 jobs: