diff --git a/.github/workflows/cleanup-cache.yaml b/.github/workflows/cleanup-cache.yaml
index 20fd4f4527..a6d1f7054a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cleanup-cache.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cleanup-cache.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   cleanup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: write
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4