diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
index 1d68ad05e6..487c44ec81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering
 
 permissions:
+  contents: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: