diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-v8.yml b/.github/workflows/update-v8.yml
index 99f07639..c3927da8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-v8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-v8.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
     - cron: "1 10 * * *" # this is 1 hour after the autoroll in denoland/v8
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: write-all
+
 jobs:
   update:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest