diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docker-images.yml b/.github/workflows/update-docker-images.yml
index 347c0fc8cc..a33c95bc18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-docker-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-docker-images.yml
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
+      packages: write
     secrets: inherit
 
   release-plus-nginx-gcr: