diff --git a/.github/workflows/credcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/credcheck.yml
index f29aeb33f..c1581e9eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/credcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/credcheck.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       id-token: write
+      pull-requests: read
     steps:
       - id: secrets
         uses: SonarSource/vault-action-wrapper@v3