diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_old_issues_and_prs.yml b/.github/workflows/close_old_issues_and_prs.yml
index 0f081980..beebff2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close_old_issues_and_prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_old_issues_and_prs.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ on:
   schedule:
     # Once every day at midnight UTC
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  #workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Mark/Close Stale Issues and Pull Requests 🗑️
         uses: actions/stale@v3