diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 1ff9f43d9a..7f618454fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
 
+permissions:
+  security-events: write
+
 jobs:
   analyze:
     # This repository only have Java and Rust code. Rust is not supported currently.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
index 49ddc47c00..d9f2007ab1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 20 * * SUN' # every Sunday at 20 am UTC: PST 0:00 AM "
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   stale-close: