diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 4f9cc1e..355a035 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  # Required by topcoder1/ci-workflows lint.yml prettier_changed_only mode
+  # (default true) so the reusable can call gh api .../pulls/N/files.
+  pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
   lint: