diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
index 225c254c21b0..d84de7d4b26a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           client-id: ${{ vars.NIXPKGS_CI_CLIENT_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.NIXPKGS_CI_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           permission-contents: write
-          permission-pull-requests: write
+          permission-issues: write
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with: