diff --git a/.github/workflows/copy-label-to-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/copy-label-to-pr.yml
index 5e46edfb5a..6674392ea9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copy-label-to-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copy-label-to-pr.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   copy-labels:
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      issues: read
+      issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Copy labels from linked issues