diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml
index 6b1c6be3..3023ca15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name: Repo Sync
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:     # allows triggering this manually through the Actions UI
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   repo-sync:
     name: Repo Sync