diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
index 20f2179fb..986de6800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
+  issues: read
 
 jobs:
   stale: