diff --git a/.github/workflows/receive-spoke-checkin.yml b/.github/workflows/receive-spoke-checkin.yml
index 34b413cc..11eb13e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/receive-spoke-checkin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/receive-spoke-checkin.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
   repository_dispatch:
     types: [spoke-checkin]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   receive:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest