diff --git a/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml b/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
index 3340afb1f3..11d5a82210 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Closed Issue Message
 on:
     issues:
        types: [closed]
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
     auto_comment:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
index 76ef673611..d6e631fa91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_issues.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   cleanup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-doc-metadata.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-doc-metadata.yml
index 15b176f2da..3f415301b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-doc-metadata.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-doc-metadata.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
   # Allows running this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   validate-doc-metadata:
     name: Validate Doc Metadata