diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-emhermesc.yml b/.github/workflows/build-emhermesc.yml
index 26d89a011e..1a17fab9ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-emhermesc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-emhermesc.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ on:
       - "packages/metro-hermes-compiler/**"
       - ".github/workflows/build-emhermesc.yml"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   build-emhermesc-js:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest