diff --git a/knora/excel2xml.py b/knora/excel2xml.py
index 784c8b2f3..95e5ca5f8 100644
--- a/knora/excel2xml.py
+++ b/knora/excel2xml.py
@@ -329,29 +329,29 @@ def append_permissions(root_element: etree.Element) -> etree._Element:
     res_default = etree.Element("{%s}permissions" % (xml_namespace_map[None]), id="res-default")
     res_default.append(ALLOW("V", group="UnknownUser"))
     res_default.append(ALLOW("V", group="KnownUser"))
-    res_default.append(ALLOW("CR", group="Creator"))
+    res_default.append(ALLOW("D", group="ProjectMember"))
     res_default.append(ALLOW("CR", group="ProjectAdmin"))
+    res_default.append(ALLOW("CR", group="Creator"))
     root_element.append(res_default)
 
     res_restricted = PERMISSIONS(id="res-restricted")
-    res_restricted.append(ALLOW("RV", group="UnknownUser"))
-    res_restricted.append(ALLOW("V", group="KnownUser"))
-    res_restricted.append(ALLOW("CR", group="Creator"))
+    res_restricted.append(ALLOW("M", group="ProjectMember"))
     res_restricted.append(ALLOW("CR", group="ProjectAdmin"))
+    res_restricted.append(ALLOW("CR", group="Creator"))
     root_element.append(res_restricted)
 
     prop_default = PERMISSIONS(id="prop-default")
     prop_default.append(ALLOW("V", group="UnknownUser"))
     prop_default.append(ALLOW("V", group="KnownUser"))
-    prop_default.append(ALLOW("CR", group="Creator"))
+    prop_default.append(ALLOW("D", group="ProjectMember"))
     prop_default.append(ALLOW("CR", group="ProjectAdmin"))
+    prop_default.append(ALLOW("CR", group="Creator"))
     root_element.append(prop_default)
 
     prop_restricted = PERMISSIONS(id="prop-restricted")
-    prop_restricted.append(ALLOW("RV", group="UnknownUser"))
-    prop_restricted.append(ALLOW("V", group="KnownUser"))
-    prop_restricted.append(ALLOW("CR", group="Creator"))
+    prop_restricted.append(ALLOW("M", group="ProjectMember"))
     prop_restricted.append(ALLOW("CR", group="ProjectAdmin"))
+    prop_restricted.append(ALLOW("CR", group="Creator"))
     root_element.append(prop_restricted)
 
     return root_element
diff --git a/testdata/0123-data-processed-expected.xml b/testdata/0123-data-processed-expected.xml
index 212c9a295..f1c1b54e3 100644
--- a/testdata/0123-data-processed-expected.xml
+++ b/testdata/0123-data-processed-expected.xml
@@ -3,26 +3,26 @@
     <permissions id="res-default">
         <allow group="UnknownUser">V</allow>
         <allow group="KnownUser">V</allow>
-        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="ProjectMember">D</allow>
         <allow group="ProjectAdmin">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
     </permissions>
     <permissions id="res-restricted">
-        <allow group="UnknownUser">RV</allow>
-        <allow group="KnownUser">V</allow>
-        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="ProjectMember">M</allow>
         <allow group="ProjectAdmin">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
     </permissions>
     <permissions id="prop-default">
         <allow group="UnknownUser">V</allow>
         <allow group="KnownUser">V</allow>
-        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="ProjectMember">D</allow>
         <allow group="ProjectAdmin">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
     </permissions>
     <permissions id="prop-restricted">
-        <allow group="UnknownUser">RV</allow>
-        <allow group="KnownUser">V</allow>
-        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="ProjectMember">M</allow>
         <allow group="ProjectAdmin">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
     </permissions>
     <resource label="Anubis.jpg" restype=":Image2D" id="Anubis.jpg_37fa98fd-a2e4-4031-bbf6-57da0ff82750" permissions="res-default">
         <bitstream permissions="prop-default">images/Anubis.jpg</bitstream>
diff --git a/testdata/excel2xml-expected-output.xml b/testdata/excel2xml-expected-output.xml
index 9a3e488b7..771148241 100644
--- a/testdata/excel2xml-expected-output.xml
+++ b/testdata/excel2xml-expected-output.xml
@@ -3,26 +3,26 @@
     <permissions id="res-default">
         <allow group="UnknownUser">V</allow>
         <allow group="KnownUser">V</allow>
-        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="ProjectMember">D</allow>
         <allow group="ProjectAdmin">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
     </permissions>
     <permissions id="res-restricted">
-        <allow group="UnknownUser">RV</allow>
-        <allow group="KnownUser">V</allow>
-        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="ProjectMember">M</allow>
         <allow group="ProjectAdmin">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
     </permissions>
     <permissions id="prop-default">
         <allow group="UnknownUser">V</allow>
         <allow group="KnownUser">V</allow>
-        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="ProjectMember">D</allow>
         <allow group="ProjectAdmin">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
     </permissions>
     <permissions id="prop-restricted">
-        <allow group="UnknownUser">RV</allow>
-        <allow group="KnownUser">V</allow>
-        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="ProjectMember">M</allow>
         <allow group="ProjectAdmin">CR</allow>
+        <allow group="Creator">CR</allow>
     </permissions>
     <resource label="Homer" restype=":Person" id="person_0" permissions="res-default" creation_date="1999-12-31T23:59:59.9999999+01:00">
         <text-prop name=":hasName">