diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml
index 83ffd2746..5f06ab68f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
   issue_comment:
     types: [created]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   codefreeze:
     uses: adoptium/.github/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 296494601..be789c6c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 name: Dependabot auto-merge
 on: pull_request_target
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   dependabot:
     uses: adoptium/.github/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml@main