diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 67e3e97..989cb9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 name: version or publish
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  metadata: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
 on:
   push:
     branches: