diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage.yml b/.github/workflows/triage.yml
index 5a369c4..a3fe57c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
     - name: Label PR
       run: | # plain GitHub API call replaces "gh pr edit"