diff --git a/.github/workflows/api_set_label.yml b/.github/workflows/api_set_label.yml
index 8adb3076f58..ef86ef87b17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api_set_label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api_set_label.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Set API label
-permissions: write-all
+permissions: read-all
 
 on:
   workflow_run:
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
+      #contents: write
       pull-requests: write
 
     steps: