diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml
index a36364a571..b05805283e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   dependabot: