diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-project-in-dir.yml b/.github/workflows/release-project-in-dir.yml
index 111c1874b9..b785f9448b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-project-in-dir.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-project-in-dir.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ jobs:
   update-working-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: publish
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     if: "!contains(github.event.release.tag_name, 'RC')" # not sure we should keep this the RC part
     steps:
       - name: Checkout "${{inputs.version_branch}}" branch