diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-bump.yaml b/.github/workflows/version-bump.yaml
index 537830a53..768eebcec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-bump.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-bump.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
+      issues: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4