diff --git a/.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml b/.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml
index 96d17a3..43cb031 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ permissions:
   # Need `contents: read` to checkout the repository.
   # Need `contents: write` to update the step metadata.
   contents: write
+  # Need `issues: write` to create repository labels.
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   get_repo_state: