diff --git a/.github/workflows/oblt-github-commands.yml b/.github/workflows/oblt-github-commands.yml
index 443c0fa5f9071..48df40f3343d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oblt-github-commands.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oblt-github-commands.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: