diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
index 734d9c0..9c0fdfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Dependabot automerge
 on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
+  contents: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: