diff --git a/.github/workflows/metrics.yml b/.github/workflows/metrics.yml
index 1a8a527c3..5e826da98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metrics.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metrics.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ jobs:
     environment: metrics
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      issues: read
+      pull-requests: read
     env:
       metrics_svg: metrics/plugin/metrics.svg
       repositories_metrics_svg: metrics/plugin/repositories_metrics.svg
@@ -35,21 +37,21 @@ jobs:
       - uses: lowlighter/metrics@65836723097537a54cd8eb90f61839426b4266b6
         with:
           filename: ${{ env.metrics_svg }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.ORG_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           user: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           committer_branch: metrics
           base: header
       - uses: lowlighter/metrics@65836723097537a54cd8eb90f61839426b4266b6
         with:
           filename: ${{ env.repositories_metrics_svg }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.ORG_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           user: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           committer_branch: metrics
           base: repositories
       - uses: lowlighter/metrics@65836723097537a54cd8eb90f61839426b4266b6
         with:
           filename: ${{ env.stargazers_worldmap_svg }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.ORG_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           base: ""
           user: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           committer_branch: metrics
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: lowlighter/metrics@65836723097537a54cd8eb90f61839426b4266b6
         with:
           filename: ${{ env.followup_svg }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.ORG_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           base: ""
           user: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           committer_branch: metrics
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           filename: ${{ env.zi_followup_svg }}
           template: repository
-          token: ${{ secrets.ORG_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           user: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           base: header, activity,community,repositories
           committer_branch: metrics
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           filename: ${{ env.wiki_followup_svg }}
           template: repository
-          token: ${{ secrets.ORG_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           user: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           base: header, activity,community,repositories
           committer_branch: metrics
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           filename: ${{ env.f-sy-h_followup_svg }}
           template: repository
-          token: ${{ secrets.ORG_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           user: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           base: header, activity,community,repositories
           committer_branch: metrics