diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index 936ab0de899a2..a196226a4b836 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   issues:
     types: [opened, edited]
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
   triage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest