diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-close-duplicates.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-close-duplicates.yml
index 2d3dea154..b6ca0563f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-close-duplicates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-close-duplicates.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      issues: read
+      issues: write
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository