diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage-badge.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage-badge.yml
index 6b2f133dd..54bde1749 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage-badge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage-badge.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   unit-tests:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # for peter-evans/create-pull-request to create branch
+      pull-requests: write  # for peter-evans/create-pull-request to create a PR
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository