diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_production.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_production.yml
index ae04f5c5..f8bce5ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_production.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.tf_actions_working_dir }}
 
     permissions:
+      contents: write
       pull-requests: write
     env:
       TF_VAR_aws_access_key_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}