diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 270535841..298d3fa32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build charms
     uses: canonical/data-platform-workflows/.github/workflows/build_charms_with_cache.yaml@v2
+    permissions:
+      actions: write  # Needed to manage GitHub Actions cache
 
   integration-test:
     strategy: