diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
index 709143ae1..86436d897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ on:
       - "release/**"
 
 # Default empty permissions for all jobs
-permissions: {}
+# fix later, need to add permissions for every job in reusable_build-and-test.yaml
+# then add corresponding permissions to the build-and-test job below
+#permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   build-and-test: