diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_issue_labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_issue_labeler.yml
index f783db10c1ba18..27e4dc86a98bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_issue_labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_issue_labeler.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           repositories: zed
           permission-issues: write
           permission-members: read
-          permission-pull-requests: read
+          permission-pull-requests: write
 
       - id: apply-authorship-label
         uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1