diff --git a/.github/workflows/controller-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/controller-container.yaml
index 528cd6bd..71343920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/controller-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/controller-container.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  pull-requests: read
   actions: read
 
 concurrency: