diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-docker-release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-docker-release-please.yml
index 7323cbc..669851f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-docker-release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-docker-release-please.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
 
 defaults:
   run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index d8a408a..8d64440 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
 
 # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-concurrency
 concurrency: