diff --git a/.github/workflows/pending_user_response.yml b/.github/workflows/pending_user_response.yml
index 4c431c7d5cb..6e8a1d33c7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pending_user_response.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pending_user_response.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 8 * * 1'  # runs every Monday at 8:00 UTC
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: read
+
 jobs:
   needs-user-input:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest