diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f6f5b9f..c0820d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Dependabot Auto-Merge
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'}}
     steps:
       - name: Dependabot metadata