diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-containers.yml b/.github/workflows/build-containers.yml
index 908c4ebdf23..a2f6230e711 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-containers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-containers.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   deploy-images:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest 
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
     strategy:
       # Even if one container fails to build we still want the others
       # to continue their builds.