diff --git a/.github/labels.yml b/.github/labels.yml
index 062b0666e..475983c81 100644
--- a/.github/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/labels.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   color: 7057ff
 - name: help wanted
   description: Extra attention is needed
-  color: 008672
+  color: "008672"
 - name: invalid
   description: This doesn't seem right
   color: e4e669
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index c59945eba..bb81ba670 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ $ nox -s pre-commit -- install
 1. Sign up at [GitHub].
 2. Create an empty repository for your project.
 3. Follow the instructions to push an existing repository from the command line.
+4. Make sure that the GitHub Actions have write permissions to the repository.
+   This is required for the release-drafter and labeler workflows to work. 
+   This setting can be found under Settings -> Actions -> General -> Workflow permissions -> Read and write permissions
 
 ### PyPI