diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e571d05..343b6d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ on:
 jobs:
   automerge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: read
     steps:
       - id: automerge
         name: automerge
         uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.16.3"
-        permissions:
-          contents: write
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
 ```