diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/backport-commoncore.yml b/.gitea/workflows/backport-commoncore.yml
index ba8845d0..41c7be36 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/backport-commoncore.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/backport-commoncore.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
   issues: write
 
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pull-request-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pull-request-build.yml
index 2387a7b2..aac640f7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pull-request-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pull-request-build.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.pull_request.base.ref, 'version/') && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'backport/pr-') }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Merge successful backport PR