diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yaml
index 75ac0f86f2ea..13c1910732b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   assign:
     permissions:
       # write permissions are needed to assign the issue.
-      contents: write
+    issues: write
     name: Run self assign job
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: