diff --git a/.github/workflows/enable-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/enable-auto-merge.yml
index ee51e9904a..72d9d610ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/enable-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/enable-auto-merge.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened, ready_for_review]
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   add_milestone:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@ jobs:
                 }
               }
             }
-          }' -f pull=$PULL_REQUEST_ID
\ No newline at end of file
+          }' -f pull=$PULL_REQUEST_ID