diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-label.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-label.yaml
index 6f6666b0c..224d8ab01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-label.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-label.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
       - edited
 
 permissions:
+  # Permits `github/issue-labeler` to add a label to a pull request
   pull-requests: write
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f5cb06282..fa984db19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ on:
         required: true
         default: 'main'
 
+permissions:
+  # Provenance generation in GitHub Actions requires "write" access to the "id-token"
+  id-token: write
+
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release