diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-data-and-external-tool-updater.yml b/.github/workflows/weekly-data-and-external-tool-updater.yml
index 6197d97bae3f..8fe9673e9253 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly-data-and-external-tool-updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly-data-and-external-tool-updater.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: Weekly Data and External Tool Updater
 permissions:
   actions: none
   checks: none
-  contents: none
+  contents: write
   deployments: none
   id-token: none
   issues: none