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@@ -574,7 +574,14 @@ fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/username/repository.git/': The reque
 Error: Action failed with "The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 128"
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-Navigate to your repository's settings / actions / general and in the "Workflow permissions" section, select "Read and write permissions":
+Please add the write permission to the `permissions.contents` in a workflow/job.
+
+```yaml
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+```
+
+Or, navigate to your repository's settings / actions / general and in the "Workflow permissions" section, select "Read and write permissions":
 
 <img width="700" alt="Enabling Read and write permissions to the GITHUB_TOKEN on GitHub Actions" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/30958501/168609359-242f59a9-34c6-4272-9793-d6b2cc823837.png">