diff --git a/blender_manifest.toml b/blender_manifest.toml
index 068cd93..97812f3 100644
--- a/blender_manifest.toml
+++ b/blender_manifest.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ license = [
   "SPDX:GPL-3.0-or-later",
 ]
 
+[permissions]
+network = "For the auto updater to work, you need to allow network access."
+files = "Import/ Export files, saving atlas images, saving preferences."
+
 wheels = [
   "./wheels/lz4-4.4.3-cp311-cp311-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl",
   "./wheels/lz4-4.3.3-cp311-cp311-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl",