diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-issues.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-issues.yaml
index 8edcdc9de7..60afabbbfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-issues.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-issues.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   update-issues: