diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
index 3f7e6ed0..78a5ada1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Docs Deploy
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read
+  contents: write # needed for the deploy step
 
 on:
   workflow_run: