diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 64ce3311..27d9b84b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Dependabot auto-merge
 on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
+  contents: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: