diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/backport-commoncore.yml b/.gitea/workflows/backport-commoncore.yml
index 164d28c8..ba8845d0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/backport-commoncore.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/backport-commoncore.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   backport: