diff --git a/.github/workflows/fetch_contributors.yml b/.github/workflows/fetch_contributors.yml
index 1f363d14..07c5af47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fetch_contributors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fetch_contributors.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 0'
   workflow_dispatch: # This will run the workflow on manual trigger
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
+
   contrib-readme-job:
     name: A job to automate contrib in readme
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4