diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-triage.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-triage.yml
index dff7e899..6d1325ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-triage.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ on:
     types:
       - labeled
   workflow_dispatch:
-permissions:
-  issues: write
-  repository-projects: write
 jobs:
   move-low-priority:
     if: github.event.label.name == 'Low Priority'
@@ -16,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: Backlog
           column: Low Priority
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
   move-normal-priority:
     if: github.event.label.name == 'Normal Priority'
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: Backlog
           column: Normal Priority
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
   move-high-priority:
     if: github.event.label.name == 'High Priority'
@@ -36,4 +33,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: Backlog
           column: High Priority
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/remove-issue.yml
index 4700978e..7c223cf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remove-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove-issue.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ on:
     types:
       - closed
   workflow_dispatch:
-permissions:
-  issues: write
-  repository-projects: write
 jobs:
   remove-low-priority:
     if: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'Low Priority')
@@ -16,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: Backlog
           column: Low Priority
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           action: delete
 
   remove-normal-priority:
@@ -27,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: Backlog
           column: Normal Priority
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           action: delete
 
   remove-high-priority:
@@ -38,5 +35,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: Backlog
           column: High Priority
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           action: delete
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diff --git a/examples/scala/submit-examples-kerberos.sh b/examples/scala/submit-examples-kerberos.sh
old mode 100644
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diff --git a/examples/scala/submit-examples.sh b/examples/scala/submit-examples.sh
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diff --git a/functional-tests/default-config.sh b/functional-tests/default-config.sh
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diff --git a/functional-tests/submit-functional-tests-debug.sh b/functional-tests/submit-functional-tests-debug.sh
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