diff --git a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
index 8a4b882f30a9..94e4526b35ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ env:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  security-events: read
+  security-events: write
 
 jobs:
   analyze: