diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml b/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
index eff47cc4f1b6..f4ea3411dd35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 name: version_bump
+permissions:
+  contents: write
 on: workflow_dispatch
 jobs:
   build: