diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 405d67d12..d32c55cd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   audit:
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      checks: write
     strategy:
       matrix:
         platform: [
@@ -19,8 +22,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Run security audit
         uses: rustsec/audit-check@v1.4.1
-        permissions:
-          issues: write
-          checks: write
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}