diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index 8310950d3f2..3f4611563ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: update (hourly)
 
+permissions:
+    contents: write
+
 on:
     workflow_dispatch:
         inputs: