diff --git a/packages/automatic-releases/README.md b/packages/automatic-releases/README.md
index 51f4291a..2975b75c 100644
--- a/packages/automatic-releases/README.md
+++ b/packages/automatic-releases/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   pre-release:
     name: "Pre Release"
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: read
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
 
     steps:
@@ -83,6 +86,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   tagged-release:
     name: "Tagged Release"
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: read
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
 
     steps: