diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 85c0cebec..f28262b2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ permissions:
   deployments: write
   issues: write
   pull-requests: write
+  statuses: write
 
 jobs:
   deploy-docs:
diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 62421ce72..2ecd5e9a0 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ hide:
 
 ### Internal
 
+* 🔒️ Update permissions for deploy-docs action. PR [#11964](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/11964) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * 👷🏻 Add deploy docs status and preview links to PRs. PR [#11961](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/11961) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * 🔧 Update docs setup with latest configs and plugins. PR [#11953](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/11953) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * 🔇 Ignore warning from attrs in Trio. PR [#11949](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/11949) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).