diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index d93e11fbcd7a..0392578df488 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           private-key: ${{ secrets.NIXPKGS_CI_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           permission-contents: write
           permission-pull-requests: write
+          permission-workflows: write
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with: