diff --git a/workflow-templates/update-nextcloud-ocp-matrix.yml b/workflow-templates/update-nextcloud-ocp-matrix.yml
index 7e2107b4..cd22a06a 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/update-nextcloud-ocp-matrix.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/update-nextcloud-ocp-matrix.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   update-nextcloud-ocp:
diff --git a/workflow-templates/update-nextcloud-ocp.yml b/workflow-templates/update-nextcloud-ocp.yml
index 1e49dfaa..e9c13da9 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/update-nextcloud-ocp.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/update-nextcloud-ocp.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   update-nextcloud-ocp: