diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-workflow.yml
index 2eba135a..9b165b29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-workflow.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 # Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
 permissions:
-  contents: read
+  contents: write
   pages: write
   id-token: write
 
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           target_branch: gh-pages
           build_dir: build
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   sync-branch:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest