diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp-linter.yml
index 5b511f2e0..4cc4e025d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp-linter.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   cpp-linter:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout iceberg-cpp
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -57,8 +60,9 @@ jobs:
           thread-comments: true
           ignore: 'build|cmake_modules|ci'
           database: build
+          verbosity: 'debug'
           # need '-fno-builtin-std-forward_like', see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/101614
-          extra-args: '-I$PWD/src -I$PWD/build/src -fno-builtin-std-forward_like'
+          extra-args: '-std=c++23 -I$PWD/src -I$PWD/build/src -fno-builtin-std-forward_like'
       - name: Fail fast?!
         if: steps.linter.outputs.checks-failed != 0
         run: |