diff --git a/.github/workflows/dispatch-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/dispatch-ci.yml
index 28fa39bc..22a55be8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dispatch-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dispatch-ci.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 name: Dispatch CI
 
 on:
-  # At 12:00 PM UTC, only on Sunday and Monday
+  # At 3:15 AM UTC, only on Sunday and Monday
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 12 * * 0,1'
+    - cron: '15 3 * * 0,1'
+
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   dispatch-ci:
@@ -11,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
     # Only run cron on the symbiote account
     if: (github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.repository_owner == 'symbiote') || (github.event_name != 'schedule')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: write
     steps:
       - name: Dispatch CI
         uses: silverstripe/gha-dispatch-ci@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-up.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-up.yml
index d01d36d8..7348b403 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-up.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-up.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 name: Merge-up
 
 on:
-  # At 12:00 PM UTC, only on Thursday
+  # At 3:15 AM UTC, only on Thursday
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 12 * * 4'
+    - cron: '15 3 * * 4'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   merge-up:
     name: Merge-up
     # Only run cron on the symbiote account
     if: (github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.repository_owner == 'symbiote') || (github.event_name != 'schedule')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      actions: write
     steps:
       - name: Merge-up
         uses: silverstripe/gha-merge-up@v1