diff --git a/.github/workflows/cleanup-branches.yaml b/.github/workflows/cleanup-branches.yaml
index e550832..f69b725 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cleanup-branches.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cleanup-branches.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   cleanup-branches: