diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-update.yaml
index e831ece281..8a022e93de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-update.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions: {}
 jobs:
   autoupdate:
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
       pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: