diff --git a/.github/workflows/label_merge_conflicts.yml b/.github/workflows/label_merge_conflicts.yml
index a401e8db05..d71d244c2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label_merge_conflicts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label_merge_conflicts.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ on:
   pull_request_target:
     types: [ synchronize ]
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   triage:
     # Ensure this job never runs on forked repos. It's only executed for 'dspace/dspace'
     if: github.repository == 'dspace/dspace'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       # See: https://github.com/prince-chrismc/label-merge-conflicts-action