diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index 7cb88936be..c5c63a7be0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/labeler@v5
   # Run this after labeler applied labels
   check-labels:
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
     name: Check labels
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: