diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-downstream.yml b/.github/workflows/update-downstream.yml
index b0d3605..d0a1a8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-downstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-downstream.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
+      repository-projects: write
     strategy:
       matrix:
         repo: