diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-issue-validator.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-issue-validator.yaml
index 070e38da1d..ebf7d8c94f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-issue-validator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-issue-validator.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
+      repository-projects: read
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2