diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 9e72707..cd4a98b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   auto-merge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
 
       - uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@25dd0e34f4fe68f24cc83900b1fe3fe149efef98 # v3.1.0