diff --git a/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml
index 26d3bc22..cfb19b93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
       runner:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "[ubuntu-latest]"
+        default: '["ubuntu-latest"]'
 
 jobs:
   languages:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml
index aee2b640..6e097c1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
       runner:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "[ubuntu-latest]"
+        default: '["ubuntu-latest"]'
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
index e7760cbc..276fca51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'LizardByte/.github' }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
+      pull-requests: read