diff --git a/.github/workflows/oblt-github-commands.yml b/.github/workflows/oblt-github-commands.yml
index 4388901e2fa0e..01d03216af04f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oblt-github-commands.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oblt-github-commands.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   comment-if-oblt-member:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: elastic/apm-pipeline-library/.github/actions/github-token@current
         with: