diff --git a/.github/chainguard/lifecycle-automation-version.sts.yaml b/.github/chainguard/lifecycle-automation-version.sts.yaml
index bcc7b671a0b..1eca2c2781f 100644
--- a/.github/chainguard/lifecycle-automation-version.sts.yaml
+++ b/.github/chainguard/lifecycle-automation-version.sts.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ subject: "101826719708554282120"
 permissions:
   contents: read
   workflows: read
+  pull_requests: write