diff --git a/.github/workflows/external-component-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/external-component-bot.yml
index 31f240d68e..5f5bc703ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/external-component-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external-component-bot.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read       #  Needed to fetch PR details
   issues: write        #  Needed to create and update comments (PR comments are managed via the issues REST API)
+  pull-requests: write  # also needed?
 
 jobs:
   external-comment: