diff --git a/.github/workflows/split_monorepo.yaml b/.github/workflows/split_monorepo.yaml
index 94879e6ad..69fdef7de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/split_monorepo.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/split_monorepo.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   gitsplit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # required for pushing changes
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         run: git clone "$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" && cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" && git checkout $GITHUB_SHA