diff --git a/examples/pkgdown.yaml b/examples/pkgdown.yaml
index 087f0b05f..ed7650c73 100644
--- a/examples/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/examples/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       group: pkgdown-${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.run_id }}
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3