diff --git a/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
index dca53c3ff7b..ed6b90ba1bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ jobs:
           - name: proxy
             internal: datadog/system-tests:proxy-v1
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     name: Build (${{ matrix.image.name }})
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -101,6 +104,9 @@ jobs:
           - graphql23
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Build (${{ matrix.app }})
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4