diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 0ea12ac911a..49a2da7ec09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
     branches: ['main']
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read
+  contents: write  # we need to be allowed to push to gh-pages
 
 jobs:
   builddocs: