diff --git a/io/fileutils.go b/io/fileutils.go
index 59c467e..53b4776 100644
--- a/io/fileutils.go
+++ b/io/fileutils.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jfrog/gofrog/log"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -325,8 +327,7 @@ func MoveFile(sourcePath, destPath string) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var outputFile *os.File
-	outputFile, err = os.Create(destPath)
+	outputFile, err := createFileForWriting(destPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -353,6 +354,25 @@ func MoveFile(sourcePath, destPath string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Create file for writing. If file already exists, it will be truncated.
+// If the file exists and is read-only, the function will try to change the file permissions to read-write.
+// The caller should update the permissions and close the file when done.
+func createFileForWriting(destPath string) (*os.File, error) {
+	// Try to create the destination file
+	outputFile, err := os.Create(destPath)
+	if err == nil {
+		return outputFile, nil
+	}
+
+	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't to open the destination file: '%s' due to %s. Attempting to set the file permissions to read-write.", destPath, err.Error()))
+	if chmodErr := os.Chmod(destPath, 0600); chmodErr != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Join(err, chmodErr)
+	}
+
+	// Try to open the destination file again
+	return os.Create(destPath)
+}
+
 // Return the list of files and directories in the specified path
 func ListFiles(path string, includeDirs bool) ([]string, error) {
 	sep := GetFileSeparator()
diff --git a/io/fileutils_test.go b/io/fileutils_test.go
index 3e356b7..235288b 100644
--- a/io/fileutils_test.go
+++ b/io/fileutils_test.go
@@ -93,3 +93,70 @@ func TestCreateTempDir(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll(tempDir))
 	}()
 }
+
+func TestMoveFile_New(t *testing.T) {
+	// Init test
+	sourcePath, destPath := initMoveTest(t)
+
+	// Move file
+	assert.NoError(t, MoveFile(sourcePath, destPath))
+
+	// Assert expected file paths
+	assert.FileExists(t, destPath)
+	assert.NoFileExists(t, sourcePath)
+}
+
+func TestMoveFile_Override(t *testing.T) {
+	// Init test
+	sourcePath, destPath := initMoveTest(t)
+	err := os.WriteFile(destPath, []byte("dst"), 0600)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Move file
+	assert.NoError(t, MoveFile(sourcePath, destPath))
+
+	// Assert file overidden
+	assert.FileExists(t, destPath)
+	destFileContent, err := os.ReadFile(destPath)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "src", string(destFileContent))
+
+	// Assert source file removed
+	assert.NoFileExists(t, sourcePath)
+}
+
+func TestMoveFile_NoPerm(t *testing.T) {
+	// Init test
+	sourcePath, destPath := initMoveTest(t)
+	err := os.WriteFile(destPath, []byte("dst"), 0600)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Remove all permissions from destination file
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Chmod(destPath, 0000))
+	_, err = os.Create(destPath)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+
+	// Move file
+	assert.NoError(t, MoveFile(sourcePath, destPath))
+
+	// Assert file overidden
+	assert.FileExists(t, destPath)
+	destFileContent, err := os.ReadFile(destPath)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "src", string(destFileContent))
+	
+	// Assert source file removed
+	assert.NoFileExists(t, sourcePath)
+}
+
+func initMoveTest(t *testing.T) (sourcePath, destPath string) {
+	// Create source and destination paths
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	sourcePath = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "src")
+	destPath = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "dst")
+
+	// Write content to source file
+	err := os.WriteFile(sourcePath, []byte("src"), 0600)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	return
+}