diff --git a/.github/.copilot-collections.yaml b/.github/.copilot-collections.yaml
index 33f4a227..1cc7e2db 100644
--- a/.github/.copilot-collections.yaml
+++ b/.github/.copilot-collections.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 copilot:
-  version: "v0.8.0"
+  version: "v0.13.0"
   collections:
     - charm-python
     - pfe-charms
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bot_pr_approval.yaml b/.github/workflows/bot_pr_approval.yaml
index f284fd79..95743d0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bot_pr_approval.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bot_pr_approval.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ jobs:
   bot_pr_approval:
     uses: canonical/operator-workflows/.github/workflows/bot_pr_approval.yaml@main
     secrets: inherit
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write