diff --git a/.github/workflows/sheldon.yaml b/.github/workflows/sheldon.yaml
index eef83fd496c2..ffbdd8f1a1fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sheldon.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sheldon.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@ on:
   pull_request_target:
     types: [ opened, synchronize, workflow_dispatch]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # for stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action to push code in repo
+      pull-requests: read  # for dorny/paths-filter to read pull requests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"