diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 13f8a349..13ba7736 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This should match the team set up in https://github.com/orgs/opensearch-project/teams and include any additional contributors
-*   @VachaShah @dblock @harshavamsi @axeoman @deztructor @Shephalimittal @saimedhi @florianvazelle
\ No newline at end of file
+*   @VachaShah @dblock @harshavamsi @axeoman @Shephalimittal @saimedhi @florianvazelle
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index fe8cb0ca..f634fd82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   draft-a-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      issues: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3