diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
index 9d200e9..6f82779 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ name: Auto-merge for code owners
     - synchronize
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   enable_automerge: