diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml
index c6793fa06..94c356258 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Dependabot auto-approve
 on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
+  contents: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: