diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 0b78b689f..090e8a2c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [ assigned, opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled ]
 name: ci
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 996ff8e46..d8d53bf9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@ on:
      branches:
        - main
 name: release-please
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
   release-please:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write  # for google-github-actions/release-please-action to create release PR's and commit message
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3