diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue_inactive.yml b/.github/workflows/issue_inactive.yml
index 4f99015bee..2acc7907ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue_inactive.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue_inactive.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 # labels: inactive-one-week, inactive-one-month, inactive-three-month, inactive-one-year, inactive-two-year
 
 permissions:
-  issues: read|write
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   check-inactive:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue_similarity.yml b/.github/workflows/issue_similarity.yml
index 9ebab8742b..6b213f4188 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue_similarity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue_similarity.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened, edited]
 
 permissions:
-  issues: read|write
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   similarity-analysis: