diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index ff609ee76946..443f65404daf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Close Stale Issues
     if: github.repository == 'huggingface/diffusers'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps: