diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
index ddfff2ed8eb..e75ff890f42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Create Release PR
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
     if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Version Packages (#') }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo