diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml
index db34704..c16bdae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 1 * * *'
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest