diff --git a/.github/workflows/localaibot_automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/localaibot_automerge.yml
index b1b07b7df..e1da7b833 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/localaibot_automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/localaibot_automerge.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
   packages: read
-
+  issues: write # for Homebrew/actions/post-comment
+  actions: write # to dispatch publish workflow
 jobs:
   dependabot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest