diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml
index e97c1d87..6fcc3aef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
 
 jobs:
   automerge: