diff --git a/.github/workflows/project-submission.yml b/.github/workflows/project-submission.yml
index a3265b1a..ac2fbb3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/project-submission.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/project-submission.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions: 
   pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
 
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs: