diff --git a/doc/permissions/permissions.md b/doc/permissions/permissions.md
index 8d4c2ceab7d25c4a25623010d87ab5487bff40b1..bcd00cfc6bf82f44c19fdc96980a6c19377bbfa7 100644
--- a/doc/permissions/permissions.md
+++ b/doc/permissions/permissions.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ If a user is both in a project group and in the project itself, the highest perm
 
 If a user is a GitLab administrator they receive all permissions.
 
+On public projects the Guest role is not enforced.  
+All users will be able to create issues, leave comments, and pull or download the project code.  
+
 To add or import a user, you can follow the [project users and members
 documentation](doc/workflow/add-user/add-user.md).
 
@@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ documentation](doc/workflow/add-user/add-user.md).
 |---------------------------------------|---------|------------|-------------|----------|--------|
 | Create new issue                      | ✓       | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Leave comments                        | ✓       | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
-| Pull project code                     | ✓        | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
-| Download project                      | ✓        | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
+| Pull project code                     |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
+| Download project                      |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Create code snippets                  |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Manage issue tracker                  |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Manage labels                         |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |