diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 7defc2e3d..0b40af64f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 1 * * *'
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest