diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index e172c71e265f4..99ebe3b43d0cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  issues: read
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: