diff --git a/.github/workflows/cherrypick.yaml b/.github/workflows/cherrypick.yaml
index 71dea32bf394..b338f5dcf170 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cherrypick.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cherrypick.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
     types: ["closed"]
 
 permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
   contents: write
 
 jobs: