diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index b51090fc..7200b917 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
 env:
-    GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
 jobs:
   create-and-merge-prs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2