diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/label-issue.yml
index a10d138f38..f6e5443844 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-issue.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ on:
     types:
       - opened
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
-  add-pr-labels:
+  add-issue-labels:
     name: Add labels
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
     if: github.repository == 'nuxt/nuxt'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
             // add 'pending triage' label if issue is created with no labels
             if (context.payload.issue.labels.length === 0) {
               github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-                issue_number: pullRequest.number,
+                issue_number: issue.number,
                 owner: context.repo.owner,
                 repo: context.repo.repo,
                 labels: ['pending triage']