diff --git a/.github/workflows/component-owners.yml b/.github/workflows/component-owners.yml
index 5429dc4ae505..7615888440d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/component-owners.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/component-owners.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ jobs:
   run_self:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Assign component owners
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: dyladan/component-owners@v0.1.0
         with:
           config-file: .github/component-owners.yml
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}