diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 4d0e0816a8..342597bb43 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
                     "permissions": {
                         "contents": "write"
                     }
+                },
+                "github/rest-api-description": {
+                    "permissions": {
+                        "contents": "read"
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }