diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index c9d50ceec..8ffdbab7b 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * Tighten src-layout detection logic in [#1281](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/pull/1282)
 * Fix generating pep517 sdist for src-layout in [#1288](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/pull/1288)
 * Deprecate `python-source` option in Cargo.toml in [#1291](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/pull/1291)
+* Fix auditwheel with read-only libraries in [#1292](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/pull/1292)
 
 ## [0.14.1] - 2022-11-20
 
diff --git a/src/build_context.rs b/src/build_context.rs
index 5b0e39f80..c7418a1e1 100644
--- a/src/build_context.rs
+++ b/src/build_context.rs
@@ -392,6 +392,12 @@ impl BuildContext {
             fs::copy(&lib_path, &dest_path)?;
             libs_copied.insert(lib_path);
 
+            // fs::copy copies permissions as well, and the original
+            // file may have been read-only
+            let mut perms = fs::metadata(&dest_path)?.permissions();
+            perms.set_readonly(false);
+            fs::set_permissions(&dest_path, perms)?;
+
             patchelf::set_soname(&dest_path, &new_soname)?;
             if !lib.rpath.is_empty() || !lib.runpath.is_empty() {
                 patchelf::set_rpath(&dest_path, &libs_dir)?;