diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 840382d99726..69d6d701aa73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: