diff --git a/docs/artifact-manager.md b/docs/artifact-manager.md
index 7556e4d1..85fbdbdd 100644
--- a/docs/artifact-manager.md
+++ b/docs/artifact-manager.md
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ Permissions can be set both at the artifact level and the workspace level. In th
 
 **Permission Levels:**
 
+- **n**: No access to the artifact.
+- **l**: List-only access (includes `list`).
+- **l+**: List and create access (includes `list`, `create`, `commit`).
 - **r**: Read-only access (includes `read`, `get_file`, `list_files`, `list`).
 - **r+**: Read and create access (includes `read`, `get_file`, `list_files`, `list`, `put_file`, `create`, `commit`).
 - **rw**: Read and write access (includes `read`, `get_file`, `list_files`, `list`, `edit`, `commit`, `put_file`, `remove_file`).
diff --git a/hypha/VERSION b/hypha/VERSION
index f3349ad2..0d9d79ca 100644
--- a/hypha/VERSION
+++ b/hypha/VERSION
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "version": "0.20.38.post18"
+    "version": "0.20.38.post19"
 }
diff --git a/hypha/artifact.py b/hypha/artifact.py
index 22005d66..6c907054 100644
--- a/hypha/artifact.py
+++ b/hypha/artifact.py
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ def _expand_permission(self, permission):
         if isinstance(permission, str):
             if permission == "n":
                 return []
+            elif permission == "l":
+                return ["list"]
+            elif permission == "l+":
+                return ["list", "create", "commit"]
             elif permission == "r":
                 return ["read", "get_file", "list_files", "list"]
             elif permission == "r+":