diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove_wip_label.yml b/.github/workflows/remove_wip_label.yml
index 7c30ee892a949..b4750b0f2b0d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remove_wip_label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove_wip_label.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Remove Work In Progress Label
 
 permissions:
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 on: