diff --git a/.github/linters/.jscpd.json b/.github/linters/.jscpd.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5649ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/linters/.jscpd.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "threshold": 23
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml
index cacaa2d..0aad27e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   dependabot-approve-and-merge:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
     secrets:
       SENZING_GITHUB_CODEOWNER_PR_RW_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENZING_GITHUB_CODEOWNER_PR_RW_TOKEN }}
     uses: senzing-factory/build-resources/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-merge.yaml@v2